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Legal Professions at University of Wisconsin-Madison

What traits are you looking for in a school for Legal Professions, consider the program at University of Wisconsin-Madison. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

University of Wisconsin-Madison is in Madison, WI.

Studying Online at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Online coursework is an option at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Among 51,044 students, 1,454 (3%) studied exclusively online and 10,996 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Professions Rankings at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Use these rankings to compare University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Legal Professions program against other schools offering the same major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#1 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#8 of 68
Best Value	Wisconsin	#9 of 10
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#38 of 68
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#42 of 459
Best Value	Nationwide	#235 of 450

Doctoral-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#1 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#8 of 68
Best Value	Wisconsin	#9 of 10
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#38 of 68
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#42 of 459
Best Value	Nationwide	#235 of 450

Earnings for Legal Professions Graduates from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Students who complete University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Legal Professions program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$50,607
2 years	$53,236
3 years	$64,572
4 years	$74,067
5 years	$95,195

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Legal Professions graduates from University of Wisconsin-Madison take home a median $74,067, compared with $74,335 for all University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates — about 0% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Legal Professions graduates from University of Wisconsin-Madison is $20,980.

Top-Paying Careers for Legal Professions Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Professions program at University of Wisconsin-Madison go on to a range of careers. Below are the top-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

• 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.