Legal Professions at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
If you are interested in studying Legal Professions, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.
University of New Mexico-Main Campus is in Albuquerque, NM.
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Online Class Availability at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Distance learning is available at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. Of 23,124 students, 3,640 (16%) studied exclusively online and 9,446 (41%) took at least some classes online.
Earnings for Legal Professions Graduates from University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Graduates of University of New Mexico-Main Campus’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 | $54,382 |
| 2 years | $53,647 |
| 3 years | $61,531 |
| 4 years | $73,141 |
| 5 years | $80,457 |
How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Legal Professions graduates from University of New Mexico-Main Campus earn a median of $73,141, compared with $59,099 for all University of New Mexico-Main Campus graduates — about 24% higher than the school-wide median.
Highest-Paying Careers for Legal Professions Graduates
Graduates of the Legal Professions program at University of New Mexico-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying 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 |
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
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