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Legal Professions at Samford University

If you plan to study Legal Professions, you may want to check out the program at Samford University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Samford University is in Birmingham, AL.

Studying Online at Samford University

Online coursework is an option at Samford University. Of 6,097 students, 412 (7%) studied exclusively online and 892 (15%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Legal Professions Graduates from Samford University

Those who finish Samford University’s Legal Professions program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$47,785
2 years	$48,667
3 years	$61,547
4 years	$70,418
5 years	$82,757

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from Samford University report median earnings of $70,418, compared with $80,035 for all Samford University graduates — about 12% lower than the school-wide median.

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Professions Graduates

Students who finish Legal Professions program at Samford 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

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.