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

College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings

Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(grad-cert)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY
$220,853
Law(professional)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY
$220,843
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(masters)Duke University, NC
$213,539
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
Human Resources Management and Services(doctoral)George Washington University, DC
$158,012
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
Human Resources Management and Services(grad-cert)George Washington University, DC
$136,925
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY
$130,948
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(masters)Georgetown University, DC
$130,394
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies(professional)Northwestern University, IL
$129,670

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