Bachelor's degree · Legal studies · CIP 22.00
Non-Professional Legal Studies: earnings and debt by college
The College Scorecard lists 141 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Non-Professional Legal Studies, together awarding 3,251 of these degrees in the most recent year. At the median institution, graduates who received federal aid earn $44,106 one year after finishing and $65,567 five years after finishing (two separate graduating classes). The median institution's graduates leave with $23,125 in federal student loans.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Compare Non-Professional Legal Studies programs on one chart
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Each dot is one institution's program; branch campuses share their institution's figures and appear as one dot. Dashed lines mark the median for all colleges. Showing 26 of 137; programs missing either value are left out (the Scorecard withholds figures for small programs).
Colleges with a bachelor's in Non-Professional Legal Studies
| University of California-Berkeley Berkeley · Public | CA | 205 | $51,139 | $81,284 | $13,250 |
| University of Central Florida Orlando · Public | FL | 190 | $41,729 | n/a | $22,883 |
| Liberty University Lynchburg · Private nonprofit | VA | 165 | $53,846 | n/a | $25,297 |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison · Public | WI | 137 | $42,529 | $73,888 | $18,025 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle · Public | WA | 123 | $48,780 | $70,004 | $16,584 |
| Michigan State University East Lansing · Public | MI | 116 | $40,123 | $75,642 | $20,500 |
| University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz · Public | CA | 114 | $41,760 | $69,838 | $14,349 |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst · Public | MA | 111 | $32,323 | $86,357 | $23,250 |
| University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi · Public | MD | 106 | $56,595 | $67,842 | $26,412 |
| CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York · Public | NY | 104 | $42,707 | $60,429 | $10,625 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe · Public | AZ | 94 | $43,551 | $65,626 | $18,750 |
| St. John's University-New York Queens · Private nonprofit | NY | 89 | $43,920 | $56,659 | $20,500 |
| University at Buffalo Buffalo · Public | NY | 85 | $30,467 | n/a | $23,250 |
| American Public University System Charles Town · Private for-profit | WV | 70 | $55,769 | $61,480 | $25,907 |
| Auburn University Auburn · Public | AL | 66 | n/a | n/a | $22,500 |
| University of Miami Coral Gables · Private nonprofit | FL | 66 | n/a | $120,108 | $18,750 |
| Suffolk University Boston · Private nonprofit | MA | 65 | $51,539 | $71,260 | $27,000 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio · Public | TX | 57 | $39,113 | n/a | $22,623 |
| United States Military Academy West Point · Public | NY | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Crestpoint University Phoenix · Private for-profit | AZ | 45 | $45,487 | $51,633 | $53,500 |
| Vanderbilt University Nashville · Private nonprofit | TN | 41 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| American University Washington · Private nonprofit | DC | 40 | $57,941 | $65,567 | $21,375 |
| University of Mississippi University · Public | MS | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Drake University Des Moines · Private nonprofit | IA | 35 | $44,185 | n/a | $23,000 |
| Post University Waterbury · Private for-profit | CT | 33 | $46,345 | $59,410 | $52,200 |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale · Public | AZ | 32 | $43,551 | $65,626 | $18,750 |
| Bellevue University Bellevue · Private nonprofit | NE | 32 | $44,026 | $58,026 | $35,196 |
| Hamline University Saint Paul · Private nonprofit | MN | 28 | $46,377 | $63,590 | $25,525 |
| University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma · Public | WA | 27 | $48,780 | $70,004 | $16,584 |
| Quinnipiac University Hamden · Private nonprofit | CT | 26 | $35,294 | n/a | $24,450 |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park · Public | PA | 25 | $53,147 | $79,482 | $28,885 |
| St. John Fisher University Rochester · Private nonprofit | NY | 24 | n/a | $69,171 | $21,875 |
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale · Private nonprofit | FL | 22 | $44,490 | $50,741 | $56,436 |
| University of Baltimore Baltimore · Public | MD | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville · Public | TX | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Utah State University Logan · Public | UT | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| University of Denver Denver · Private nonprofit | CO | 20 | n/a | $74,345 | $20,000 |
| Belmont University Nashville · Private nonprofit | TN | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lipscomb University Nashville · Private nonprofit | TN | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale · Private nonprofit | FL | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah · Public | NJ | 19 | n/a | n/a | $23,475 |
| University of the District of Columbia Washington · Public | DC | 19 | $41,138 | $61,277 | $33,250 |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne · Public | NJ | 19 | $37,512 | n/a | $23,500 |
| Dickinson College Carlisle · Private nonprofit | PA | 18 | n/a | n/a | $23,000 |
| Mercy University Dobbs Ferry · Private nonprofit | NY | 17 | $41,535 | $53,293 | $25,625 |
| National University San Diego · Private nonprofit | CA | 17 | n/a | n/a | $41,369 |
| University of Wisconsin-Superior Superior · Public | WI | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Samford University Birmingham · Private nonprofit | AL | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy · Public | CO | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Morehead State University Morehead · Public | KY | 14 | n/a | $46,914 | n/a |
Quick facts: Non-Professional Legal Studies
- How many colleges offer a bachelor's degree in Non-Professional Legal Studies?
- The College Scorecard lists 141 colleges that award bachelor's degrees in Non-Professional Legal Studies.
- How much do Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates earn?
- Across institutions, the median of graduates' median earnings is $44,106 one year after graduation (34 institutions reporting) and $65,567 five years after graduation (31 institutions reporting). These figures cover graduates who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled in school. Branch campuses share their institution's figures, so each institution counts once.
- Where do Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates earn the most five years after graduation?
- By reported median earnings five years after graduation: University of Miami ($120,108), Central Michigan University ($87,263), University of Massachusetts-Amherst ($86,357), University of California-Berkeley ($81,284), and Pennsylvania State University-World Campus ($79,482).
- How much student debt do Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates have?
- The median institution's Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates leave with $23,125 in federal student loans (38 institutions reporting). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
- Which colleges award the most Non-Professional Legal Studies degrees?
- By bachelor's degrees awarded in the most recent year: University of California-Berkeley (205), University of Central Florida (190), Liberty University (165), University of Wisconsin-Madison (137), and University of Washington-Seattle Campus (123).
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How these numbers work
Figures cover bachelor's degree programs in Non-Professional Legal Studies (CIP code 22.00), as reported in the College Scorecard. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid, measured one and five years after they finished, among those working and not enrolled in school; the one-year and five-year figures describe different graduating classes. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation. The Scorecard withholds figures for programs with few graduates, so many smaller programs show n/a. Summary figures are medians across institutions: the Scorecard reports program earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure and count once. All figures are from the Scorecard's most recent field-of-study release. More on the data.