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Legal Professions at South Texas College of Law Houston

Legal Professions at South Texas College of Law Houston

If you plan to study Legal Professions, you may want to check out the program at South Texas College of Law Houston. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Texas College of Law Houston is located in Houston, TX.

Online & Distance Learning at South Texas College of Law Houston

Online coursework is an option at South Texas College of Law Houston. Of 1,089 students, 69 (6%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 256 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Rankings can help you compare South Texas College of Law Houston’s Legal Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Graduates of South Texas College of Law Houston’s Legal Professions program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Legal Professions at South Texas College of Law Houston
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $61,168
2 years $62,749
3 years $75,882
4 years $90,663
5 years $107,298

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Legal Professions graduates from South Texas College of Law Houston earn a median of $90,663, compared with $90,663 for all South Texas College of Law Houston graduates — about 0% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at South Texas College of Law Houston

Those who complete Legal Professions program at South Texas College of Law Houston go on to a range of careers. Below 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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