Master’s Degrees in Law

Approximately 0% of recent graduates in this major were women, and no racial-ethnic minorities were represented in this group.

Education Levels of Law Majors

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in law at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree	36,411

Earnings of Law Majors With Master’s Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding a master's degree in law is $43,574. A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $32,844 and the high is $46,326.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a master's degree in law is $50,500. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $66,097 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $49,426.

Law Focus Areas

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to law that offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	10,421
	1,138
	484
	90

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

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