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Legal Professions at University of Southern California

Legal Professions at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Professions, take a look at what University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Southern California is in Los Angeles, CA.

Studying Online at University of Southern California

Distance learning is available at University of Southern California. Among 46,566 students, 6,077 (13%) studied exclusively online and 9,437 (20%) took at least some classes online.

These rankings give you a sense of how University of Southern California’s Legal Professions program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) California #8 of 59
Best Schools (Quality) Far Western (Region) #10 of 79
Best Value California #51 of 57
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #58 of 459
Best Value Far Western (Region) #68 of 77
Best Value Nationwide #402 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) California #8 of 59
Best Schools (Quality) Far Western (Region) #10 of 79
Best Value California #51 of 57
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #58 of 459
Best Value Far Western (Region) #68 of 77
Best Value Nationwide #402 of 450

Students who complete University of Southern California’s Legal Professions program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Legal Professions at University of Southern California
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $74,132
2 years $61,093
3 years $80,421
4 years $98,434
5 years $187,460

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Legal Professions graduates from University of Southern California take home a median $98,434, compared with $101,273 for all University of Southern California graduates — about 3% lower than the school-wide median.

Legal Professions earnings compared with all majors at University of Southern California

Graduates of the Legal Professions program at University of Southern California go on to a range of careers. Here are 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

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