Law Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in law. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
$83,980
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+7% projected 2024–2034
What They Do
Postsecondary teachers instruct students in a variety of academic subjects beyond the high school level.
Programs That Prepare You
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$213,539Law(doctoral)Cornell University, NY
$213,356Law(professional)Northwestern University, IL
$210,979Law(professional)University of Pennsylvania, PA
$210,273Law(doctoral)Duke University, NC
$205,891Law(professional)University of Virginia-Main Campus, VA
$204,216Law(professional)University of Chicago, IL
$199,603Law(professional)University of California-Berkeley, CA
$196,724Law(professional)University of Southern California, CA
$183,063Law(professional)Harvard University, MA
$175,880Law(professional)Fordham University, NY
$170,942Law(professional)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI
$170,537Law(professional)Georgetown University, DC
$168,995Law(professional)Stanford University, CA
$162,001Human Resources Management and Services(doctoral)George Washington University, DC
$158,012Law(professional)Vanderbilt University, TN
$156,307Law(professional)University of California-Los Angeles, CA
$155,825Law(professional)Boston University, MA
$139,986Law(doctoral)Yale University, CT
$139,244Human Resources Management and Services(grad-cert)George Washington University, DC
$136,925Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY
$130,948Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(masters)Georgetown University, DC
$130,394Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(professional)Northwestern University, IL
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