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Law at University of California-Los Angeles

If you plan to study Law, consider the program at University of California-Los Angeles. Get started with the following essential facts.

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

During the most recent reporting year, 372 law degrees were awarded at University of California-Los Angeles.

Studying Online at University of California-Los Angeles

Distance learning is available at University of California-Los Angeles. Among 47,335 students, 785 (2%) studied exclusively online and 5,535 (12%) took at least some classes online.

Law Rankings at University of California-Los Angeles

Use these rankings to compare University of California-Los Angeles’s Law program against peer institutions.

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#2 of 17
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#2 of 25
Best Value	California	#2 of 15
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#4 of 23
Best Value	Nationwide	#5 of 176
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#8 of 184

Earnings for Law Graduates from University of California-Los Angeles

Graduates of University of California-Los Angeles’s Law program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$92,050
2 years	$101,128
3 years	$130,087
4 years	$151,546
5 years	$172,729

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

More Specific Law Concentrations at University of California-Los Angeles

The Law program at University of California-Los Angeles breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Law	372

Top-Paying Careers for Law Graduates

Students who finish Law program at University of California-Los Angeles go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Law graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$137,571
Judicial Law Clerks	$132,226
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$93,794
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,726
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$84,793
Lawyers	$73,181

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.