Legal Studies Vocational Programs

In the United States, 708 colleges are offering Legal Studies vocational programs. The average tuition & fees of the Legal Studies program at the schools is $21,734 for the academic year 2020-2021. The average annual salary after completing the Legal Studies program is $84,676 and the average hourly wage is $35.03.^*

Legal Studies Program 2021 Average Tuition and Completion Time

What is Legal Studies Career?

A general program that focuses on law and legal issues from the perspective of the social sciences and humanities

For the academic year 2020-2021, the average tuition & fees of Legal Studies vocational programs is $21,734. The amount is calculated based on the tuition of the Legal Studies program offering trade schools and it may differ from other programs at those schools.

2020-2021 Average Tuition & Fees of Legal Studies Career Programs
Tuition & Fees	$21,734
Length of Program
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Career and Average Wage after Legal Studies Program

Next jobs are possible career after earning Legal Studies certificate/degree. The average wage is based on the employment and wage data (May 2019) from Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The average annual wage of Lawyers career is $145,300 and, for Law Teachers, Postsecondary, the average annual income is $129,950.

Legal Studies Careers and its Average Wage (as of May 2020)
Job Title	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
Lawyers	$69.86	$145,300
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	-	$129,950
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$61.8	$128,550
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$48.19	$100,230
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators	$35.44	$73,720
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$34.06	$70,840
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$31.25	$64,990
Judicial Law Clerks	$28.79	$59,890
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$26.45	$55,020
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$25.02	$52,050
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$24.47	$50,900