4-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort four years after completion.
$99,556
Program median
Program + credential
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies.: Master's Degree
Credential-level program pages keep field-of-study metrics separate from institution-wide outcomes.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard Data status: March 23, 2026 Missing and suppressed values are not zero.
Available program metrics
5-year earnings Median earnings for a program cohort five years after completion.
$94,731
Program median
Median debt Median program debt for a defined completion cohort.
$23,261
At evaluated institution
Cohort count Count context for the program outcome metrics.
1,762
Students in outcome cohort
| School | Type | Institution net price | Institution grad rate | Program data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian College Adrian, MI | Private nonprofit | $25,368 | 48.4% | Available |
| American University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $41,943 | 75.5% | Available |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | Public | $14,967 | 68% | Available |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ | Public | Not available | 0% | Available |
| Barry University Miami, FL | Private nonprofit | $22,613 | 37.9% | Available |
| Baylor University Waco, TX | Private nonprofit | $41,104 | 80% | Available |
| Boston University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $24,402 | 88.7% | Available |
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT | Private nonprofit | $15,564 | 81% | Available |
| Capital University Columbus, OH | Private nonprofit | $22,576 | 60.3% | Available |
| Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH | Private nonprofit | $41,190 | 87.2% | Available |
| Champlain College Burlington, VT | Private nonprofit | $35,860 | 65.2% | Available |
| Chapman University Orange, CA | Private nonprofit | $46,555 | 81.9% | Available |
| Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH | Public | $14,764 | 50.6% | Available |
| Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $21,590 | 96.1% | Available |
| Cornell University Ithaca, NY | Private nonprofit | $28,690 | 95.4% | Available |
| Crestpoint University Phoenix, AZ | Private for-profit | $15,670 | 33% | Available |
| DePaul University Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $30,902 | 67.8% | Available |
| Drexel University Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $38,509 | 78.2% | Available |
| Duke University Durham, NC | Private nonprofit | $29,612 | 96.8% | Available |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | Private nonprofit | $37,730 | 77.5% | Available |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Private nonprofit | $22,585 | 91.1% | Available |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | Public | $9,288 | 74.4% | Available |
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | Public | $11,297 | 85.6% | Available |
| Fordham University Bronx, NY | Private nonprofit | $44,338 | 81.9% | Available |
| George Mason University Fairfax, VA | Public | $17,915 | 67.8% | Available |
| George Washington University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $36,586 | 84% | Available |
| Georgetown University Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $40,815 | 94.8% | Available |
| Georgia State University Atlanta, GA | Public | $15,931 | 53.1% | Available |
| Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Hamline University Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $20,744 | 60.5% | Available |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA | Private nonprofit | $19,066 | 97.6% | Available |
| Hofstra University Hempstead, NY | Private nonprofit | $34,176 | 68.5% | Available |
| Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $18,425 | 75.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | Public | $16,264 | 80.2% | Available |
| Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | Public | $11,668 | 54.5% | Available |
| Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro San Juan, PR | Private nonprofit | $9,788 | 38.8% | Available |
| Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR | Private nonprofit | $36,013 | 75.4% | Available |
| Liberty University Lynchburg, VA | Private nonprofit | $29,357 | 65.3% | Available |
| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $48,381 | 78.9% | Available |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $36,079 | 73% | Available |
| Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $23,696 | 59% | Available |
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | Private nonprofit | $31,487 | 83.2% | Available |
| Michigan State University East Lansing, MI | Public | $19,680 | 80.7% | Available |
| Mississippi College Clinton, MS | Private nonprofit | $27,712 | 59.3% | Available |
| New York University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $37,050 | 87.6% | Available |
| Northcentral University San Diego, CA | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Northeastern University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $30,915 | 90.5% | Available |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY | Public | $8,191 | 52.2% | Available |
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Private nonprofit | $29,167 | 95.1% | Available |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL | Private nonprofit | $30,371 | 63.3% | Available |
| Ohio Northern University Ada, OH | Private nonprofit | $24,478 | 75.5% | Available |
| Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH | Public | $17,339 | 87.7% | Available |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK | Private nonprofit | $22,857 | 64.9% | Available |
| Pace University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $30,892 | 60% | Available |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA | Public | $32,875 | 86.1% | Available |
| Pepperdine University Malibu, CA | Private nonprofit | $58,098 | 83.4% | Available |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce, PR | Private nonprofit | $13,192 | 48.6% | Available |
| Regent University Virginia Beach, VA | Private nonprofit | $19,923 | 56.9% | Available |
| Saint Anselm College Manchester, NH | Private nonprofit | $34,779 | 80% | Available |
| Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $24,398 | 79.5% | Available |
| Samford University Birmingham, AL | Private nonprofit | $32,622 | 77% | Available |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | Private nonprofit | $50,062 | 87.9% | Available |
| Seattle University Seattle, WA | Private nonprofit | $34,662 | 75.5% | Available |
| Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ | Private nonprofit | $31,446 | 69.5% | Available |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | Public | $13,297 | 62.4% | Available |
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private nonprofit | $40,892 | 84.3% | Available |
| St. John's University-New York Queens, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,999 | 66.1% | Available |
| St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX | Private nonprofit | $21,145 | 58.9% | Available |
| St. Thomas University Miami Gardens, FL | Private nonprofit | $26,312 | 48.1% | Available |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Private nonprofit | $13,807 | 91.9% | Available |
| Stetson University DeLand, FL | Private nonprofit | $19,372 | 62.3% | Available |
| Suffolk University Boston, MA | Private nonprofit | $29,618 | 60.9% | Available |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | Private nonprofit | $38,793 | 83.6% | Available |
| Temple University Philadelphia, PA | Public | $28,198 | 75.1% | Available |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | Public | $21,315 | 83.9% | Available |
| Texas Southern University Houston, TX | Public | $16,590 | 22.2% | Available |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | Private nonprofit | $29,561 | 79.5% | Available |
| The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL | Public | $22,420 | 73.4% | Available |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $19,857 | 88.9% | Available |
| Touro University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $29,627 | 72.4% | Available |
| Tufts University Medford, MA | Private nonprofit | $39,998 | 93.5% | Available |
| Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA | Private nonprofit | $39,949 | 86.1% | Available |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY | Public | $20,995 | 75.2% | Available |
| University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH | Public | $13,946 | 51.9% | Available |
| University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | Public | $16,674 | 67.5% | Available |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Public | $13,868 | 38.2% | Available |
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Public | $13,481 | 92.8% | Available |
| University of California-Davis Davis, CA | Public | $14,741 | 85.7% | Available |
| University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA | Public | $14,251 | 86.9% | Available |
| University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | Public | $12,548 | 92.6% | Available |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | Public | $12,470 | 86.1% | Available |
| University of Chicago Chicago, IL | Private nonprofit | $14,860 | 95.9% | Available |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH | Public | $25,648 | 75% | Available |
| University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO | Public | $25,346 | 74.2% | Available |
| University of Connecticut Storrs, CT | Public | $25,097 | 83.3% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT | Public | $13,807 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT | Public | $16,403 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT | Public | $16,798 | 56.5% | Available |
| University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT | Public | $10,875 | 52.7% | Available |
| University of Dayton Dayton, OH | Private nonprofit | $29,533 | 80.2% | Available |
| University of Denver Denver, CO | Private nonprofit | $36,131 | 75.6% | Available |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | Public | $6,541 | 91.1% | Available |
| University of Georgia Athens, GA | Public | $13,936 | 89.7% | Available |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI | Public | $15,664 | 64.3% | Available |
| University of Houston Houston, TX | Public | $14,276 | 64.6% | Available |
| University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | Public | $10,974 | 61.6% | Available |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | Public | $14,355 | 85.1% | Available |
| University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Public | $22,531 | 74.6% | Available |
| University of Kansas Lawrence, KS | Public | $18,059 | 68.8% | Available |
| University of Maryland Baltimore Baltimore, MD | Public | Not available | Not available | Available |
| University of Miami Coral Gables, FL | Private nonprofit | $37,244 | 83.7% | Available |
| University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI | Public | $13,138 | 93.2% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN | Public | $18,743 | 64.7% | Available |
| University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN | Public | $16,778 | 85.3% | Available |
| University of Mississippi University, MS | Public | $13,314 | 71.7% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO | Public | $20,268 | 74.9% | Available |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, MO | Public | $13,310 | 55.5% | Available |
| University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE | Public | $17,747 | 67% | Available |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV | Public | $10,359 | 50.5% | Available |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH | Public | $23,805 | 76.1% | Available |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM | Public | $15,489 | 54.7% | Available |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | Public | $11,655 | 91.2% | Available |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Private nonprofit | $26,780 | 95.2% | Available |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | Public | $15,300 | 75.3% | Available |
| University of Oregon Eugene, OR | Public | $22,182 | 71.7% | Available |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Private nonprofit | $28,699 | 96.5% | Available |
| University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | Public | $30,434 | 85.5% | Available |
| University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras San Juan, PR | Public | $9,175 | 50.3% | Available |
| University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA | Private nonprofit | $31,309 | 85.2% | Available |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | Private nonprofit | $30,365 | 83.7% | Available |
| University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA | Private nonprofit | $41,431 | 70.1% | Available |
| University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | Private nonprofit | $32,740 | 91.8% | Available |
| University of Southern Maine Portland, ME | Public | $13,596 | 40.4% | Available |
| University of St Thomas Saint Paul, MN | Private nonprofit | $29,155 | 76.4% | Available |
| University of the Pacific Stockton, CA | Private nonprofit | $25,447 | 69.1% | Available |
| University of Toledo Toledo, OH | Public | $17,249 | 57% | Available |
| University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK | Private nonprofit | $15,000 | 72.3% | Available |
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Public | $16,200 | 65.1% | Available |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA | Public | $21,565 | 95.6% | Available |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | Public | $14,091 | 85.2% | Available |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | Public | $17,354 | 89.6% | Available |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN | Private nonprofit | $15,846 | 93.5% | Available |
| Villanova University Villanova, PA | Private nonprofit | $43,756 | 91.9% | Available |
| Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC | Private nonprofit | $28,719 | 89.2% | Available |
| Washburn University Topeka, KS | Public | $15,280 | 53% | Available |
| Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO | Private nonprofit | $21,786 | 94.3% | Available |
| Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX | Private nonprofit | $20,590 | 19.3% | Available |
| Wayne State University Detroit, MI | Public | $12,766 | 58.4% | Available |
| Western New England University Springfield, MA | Private nonprofit | $27,290 | 64% | Available |
| Widener University Chester, PA | Private nonprofit | $25,759 | 68.3% | Available |
| Willamette University Salem, OR | Private nonprofit | $25,121 | 71.2% | Available |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | Private nonprofit | $23,777 | 95.7% | Available |
| Yeshiva University New York, NY | Private nonprofit | $49,965 | 83.2% | Available |