Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

Programs That Prepare You

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Law(professional)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY

$220,843

Law(doctoral)Cornell University, NY

$213,356

Law(professional)Northwestern University, IL

$210,979

Law(professional)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$210,273

Law(doctoral)Duke University, NC

$205,891

Law(professional)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA

$204,216

Law(professional)University of Chicago, IL

$199,603

Law(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA

$196,724

Law(professional)University of Southern California, CA

$183,063

Law(professional)Harvard University, MA

$175,880

Law(professional)Fordham University, NY

$170,942

Law(professional)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI

$170,537

Law(professional)Georgetown University, DC

$168,995

Law(professional)Stanford University, CA

$162,001

Law(professional)Vanderbilt University, TN

$156,307

Law(professional)University of California-Los Angeles, CA

$155,825

Law(professional)Boston University, MA

$139,986

Law(doctoral)Yale University, CT

$139,244

Law(professional)Suffolk University, MA

$117,864

Law(professional)Western New England University, MA

$117,864

Law(professional)Boston College, MA

$117,864

Law(professional)Massachusetts School of Law, MA

$117,864

Law(professional)University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth, MA

$117,864

Law(masters)University of Pennsylvania, PA

$104,212

Law(professional)University of Notre Dame, IN

$103,733