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Legal Professions at University of California-Berkeley

If you plan to study Legal Professions, consider the program at University of California-Berkeley. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of California-Berkeley is in Berkeley, CA.

Studying Online at University of California-Berkeley

Online coursework is an option at University of California-Berkeley. Among 45,882 students, 1,793 (4%) studied exclusively online and 7,867 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Professions Rankings at University of California-Berkeley

These rankings give you a sense of how University of California-Berkeley’s Legal Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#1 of 59
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#1 of 79
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#7 of 459
Best Value	California	#37 of 57
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#50 of 77
Best Value	Nationwide	#198 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#1 of 59
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#1 of 79
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#7 of 459
Best Value	California	#37 of 57
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#50 of 77
Best Value	Nationwide	#198 of 450

Earnings for Legal Professions Graduates from University of California-Berkeley

Graduates of University of California-Berkeley’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	$119,968
2 years	$98,687
3 years	$112,248
4 years	$140,722
5 years	$175,667

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from University of California-Berkeley earn a median of $140,722, compared with $106,510 for all University of California-Berkeley graduates — about 32% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Legal Professions graduates from University of California-Berkeley comes in at $13,723.

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Professions Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Professions program at University of California-Berkeley go on to a range of careers. Below 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.