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Legal Professions at University of California-Los Angeles

Legal Professions at University of California-Los Angeles

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

University of California-Los Angeles is in Los Angeles, CA.

Studying Online at University of California-Los Angeles

Many students take online classes at University of California-Los Angeles. Of 47,335 students, 785 (2%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,535 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Rankings can help you compare University of California-Los Angeles’s Legal Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) California #3 of 59
Best Schools (Quality) Far Western (Region) #3 of 79
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #23 of 459
Best Value California #36 of 57
Best Value Far Western (Region) #48 of 77
Best Value Nationwide #185 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) California #3 of 59
Best Schools (Quality) Far Western (Region) #3 of 79
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #23 of 459
Best Value California #36 of 57
Best Value Far Western (Region) #48 of 77
Best Value Nationwide #185 of 450

Those who finish University of California-Los Angeles’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 University of California-Los Angeles
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $92,050
2 years $101,128
3 years $130,087
4 years $151,546
5 years $167,162

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Legal Professions graduates from University of California-Los Angeles take home a median $151,546, compared with $79,139 for all University of California-Los Angeles graduates — about 91% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at University of California-Los Angeles

Students who finish Legal Professions program at University of California-Los Angeles pursue many career paths. 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

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