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Legal Professions at Loyola University Chicago

Legal Professions at Loyola University Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Professions, consider the program at Loyola University Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, IL.

Online Class Availability at Loyola University Chicago

Distance learning is available at Loyola University Chicago. Among 17,384 students, 1,393 (8%) studied exclusively online and 3,165 (18%) took at least some classes online.

These rankings give you a sense of how Loyola University Chicago’s Legal Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Illinois #5 of 22
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #7 of 68
Best Value Illinois #22 of 22
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #36 of 459
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #66 of 68
Best Value Nationwide #417 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Illinois #5 of 22
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #7 of 68
Best Value Illinois #22 of 22
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #36 of 459
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #66 of 68
Best Value Nationwide #417 of 450

Graduates of Loyola University Chicago’s Legal Professions program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Legal Professions at Loyola University Chicago
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $76,645
2 years $77,198
3 years $84,541
4 years $103,422
5 years $113,776

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Legal Professions graduates from Loyola University Chicago report median earnings of $103,422, compared with $74,898 for all Loyola University Chicago graduates — about 38% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at Loyola University Chicago

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Professions graduates from Loyola University Chicago is $35,000.

Those who complete Legal Professions program at Loyola University Chicago go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Legal Professions graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers $137,571
Paralegals and Legal Assistants $134,350
Judicial Law Clerks $132,226
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators $93,794
Law Teachers, Postsecondary $91,726
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $84,793
Legal Support Workers, All Other $80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners $76,955
Lawyers $73,181
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers $67,272

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