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Legal Professions at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Professions, consider the program at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus sits in Pittsburgh, PA.

Online & Distance Learning at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Many students take online classes at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Of 35,724 students, 1,465 (4%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,044 (17%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Professions Rankings at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

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

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#13 of 21
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#14 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#44 of 76
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#53 of 74
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#221 of 459
Best Value	Nationwide	#390 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#13 of 21
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#14 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#44 of 76
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#53 of 74
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#221 of 459
Best Value	Nationwide	#390 of 450

Earnings for Legal Professions Graduates from University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Those who finish University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh 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	$57,068
2 years	$53,424
3 years	$65,418
4 years	$83,052
5 years	$96,860

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus report median earnings of $83,052, compared with $69,239 for all University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus graduates — about 20% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Legal Professions graduates from University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus stands at $24,872.

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Professions Graduates

Those who complete Legal Professions program at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-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

More about our data sources and methodologies.