Graduates of this Ivy League law school have highest salaries 4 years after graduation
Columbia Law School costs the most to attend, according to figures publicized last year. Image from Shutterstock.
Graduates of Columbia Law School earn a median salary of $280,926 four years after graduation, making it the top Ivy League law school for pay.
CNBC has the story, based on data compiled by the Higher Education Advisory Group, a research and consulting agency focused on college access and success. The salary numbers are based on median annual earnings among graduates who were working and not enrolled four years after completing their degrees.
Here are the law schools and median salaries after four years:
- Columbia Law School, $280,926
- The University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, $261,434
- Cornell Law School, $249,283
- Harvard Law School, $233,589
- Yale Law School, $204,668
Columbia Law School costs the most to attend, according to figures publicized last year. Tuition, living expenses and university fees amounted $110,450 for the 2022 academic year. For the 2023-2024 school year, tuition alone is $78,444 at the law school, according to CNBC.
See also:
ABAJournal.com: “$200K is median base pay for new associates, thanks to market pressure from talent wars, NALP says”
ABAJournal.com: “Columbia tops list of law schools that cost more than $100K per year”
