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Legal Professions at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Legal Professions at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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

University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in Lincoln, NE.

Online & Distance Learning at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Distance learning is available at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Of 24,393 students, 1,697 (7%) studied exclusively online and 14,051 (58%) took at least some classes online.

Use these rankings to compare University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Legal Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Nebraska #2 of 4
Best Schools (Quality) Nebraska #3 of 4
Best Value The Plains States (Region) #17 of 31
Best Schools (Quality) The Plains States (Region) #21 of 31
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #227 of 459
Best Value Nationwide #270 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Value Nebraska #2 of 4
Best Schools (Quality) Nebraska #3 of 4
Best Value The Plains States (Region) #17 of 31
Best Schools (Quality) The Plains States (Region) #21 of 31
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #227 of 459
Best Value Nationwide #270 of 450

Students who complete University of Nebraska-Lincoln’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 University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $58,761
2 years $55,512
3 years $64,650
4 years $73,448
5 years $86,484

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from University of Nebraska-Lincoln take home a median $73,448, compared with $61,163 for all University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduates — about 20% higher than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Graduates of the Legal Professions program at University of Nebraska-Lincoln work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-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

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