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Legal Professions at Pepperdine University

Legal Professions at Pepperdine University

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Professions, you may want to check out the program at Pepperdine University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pepperdine University is in Malibu, CA.

Online Class Availability at Pepperdine University

Online coursework is an option at Pepperdine University. Of 8,976 students, 2,486 (28%) studied exclusively online and 934 (10%) took at least some classes online.

Those who finish Pepperdine University’s Legal Professions program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Legal Professions at Pepperdine University
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $66,898
2 years $71,015
3 years $90,146
4 years $107,550
5 years $125,875

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from Pepperdine University earn a median of $107,550, compared with $84,035 for all Pepperdine University graduates — about 28% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at Pepperdine University

Graduates of the Legal Professions program at Pepperdine University pursue many career paths. Here are the top-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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