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Legal Professions at Stanford University

Legal Professions at Stanford University

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

Stanford University is in Stanford, CA.

Online & Distance Learning at Stanford University

Distance learning is available at Stanford University. Among 18,625 students, 350 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 854 (5%) took at least some classes online.

Use these rankings to compare Stanford University’s Legal Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) California #6 of 59
Best Schools (Quality) Far Western (Region) #6 of 79
Best Value California #33 of 57
Best Value Far Western (Region) #43 of 77
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #46 of 459
Best Value Nationwide #167 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) California #6 of 59
Best Schools (Quality) Far Western (Region) #6 of 79
Best Value California #33 of 57
Best Value Far Western (Region) #43 of 77
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #46 of 459
Best Value Nationwide #167 of 450

Those who finish Stanford 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 Stanford University
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $151,574
2 years $170,457
3 years $210,837
4 years $247,989
5 years $289,230

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from Stanford University report median earnings of $247,989, compared with $153,326 for all Stanford University graduates — about 62% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at Stanford University

Students who finish Legal Professions program at Stanford University 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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