ProgramsLegal Professions and Studies

    Law

    CIP22.01

    176 colleges offer Law. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    176
    at its most common level
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    1
    Bachelor's
    4
    Master's
    14
    Post-baccalaureate certificate
    2
    Doctoral
    39
    First professional
    176
    Graduate/professional certificate
    5
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Law

    A program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of law, for taking state and national bar examinations, and for advanced research in jurisprudence. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of the legal system, including the statutory, administrative, and judicial components of civil and criminal law.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 22.01.

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    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Law and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate1Not reportedNot reported
    Bachelor's4Not reportedNot reported
    Master's14$89,2574 yrs after · 5 colleges$66,5154 colleges
    Post-baccalaureate certificate2$83,0451 yr after · 1 collegeNot reported
    Doctoral39$100,5974 yrs after · 23 colleges$114,55323 colleges
    First professional176$100,9314 yrs after · 140 colleges$108,425145 colleges
    Graduate/professional certificate5$91,5331 yr after · 1 college$80,5551 college

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

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    How many colleges offer Law?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Law at these degree levels: certificate (1 college), bachelor's (4 colleges), master's (14 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (2 colleges), doctoral (39 colleges), first professional (176 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (5 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).