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Legal Professions at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Legal Professions at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

If you are interested in studying Legal Professions, consider the program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is in Carbondale, IL.

Online & Distance Learning at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Distance learning is available at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Of 11,790 students, 2,272 (19%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,360 (28%) took at least some classes online.

These rankings give you a sense of how Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’s Legal Professions program against peer institutions.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Illinois #14 of 22
Best Schools (Quality) Illinois #21 of 22
Best Value Great Lakes (Region) #46 of 68
Best Schools (Quality) Great Lakes (Region) #64 of 68
Best Value Nationwide #287 of 450
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #419 of 459

Graduates of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale’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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $42,086
2 years $46,322
3 years $57,767
4 years $61,920
5 years $70,556

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Legal Professions graduates from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale earn a median of $61,920, compared with $58,303 for all Southern Illinois University-Carbondale graduates — about 6% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Professions graduates from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is $28,000.

Those who complete Legal Professions program at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Legal Professions majors, 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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