Law Schools

As a professor or instructor of law classes at one of the 2,573 accredited law schools in the country, you play a key role in shaping the future of this growing field. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the law academic community and the future trends. Academia in law includes law training at the following levels:

  • Law Certificate
  • Associates degree in Law
  • Bachelors degree in Law
  • Masters degree in Law
  • PhD degree in Law

Statistics

Professional Trends

National Employment growth for Law professionals

2,032,300 2,061,550 2,080,780 2,077,710 2,096,250
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Dark Yellow: Actual Values

2,096,250 law professionals were working in the US in the year 2010. The number of law professionals has grown by 3% between 2006 and 2010.

This growth is faster than the growth for all careers between the years 2006 and 2010, which was 1%. This trend is expected to contine until the year 2018.

National Salary percentiles for Law professionals

10th percentile		 $31,771
25th percentile		 $42,483
50th percentile		 $61,478
75th percentile		 $80,908
90th percentile		 $70,942

The median yearly salary earned by law professionals, in 2010, was $61,478. This is 5% less than the national median salary for all professions, which was $68,155 per year.

National Median Salary Growth For Law

$55,918 $58,405 $60,174 $61,834 $61,478
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Light Blue: Salaries

Between the years 2006 and 2010, salaries for law professionals have grown by 10%.

Educational Trends

National Law Student enrollment growth by degree

32,564 33,895 34,997 35,937 38,769
63,825 68,393 71,182 75,913 44,498
160 174 11,515 20,019 37,509
12,169 12,355 13,029 14,127 10,759
67,967 68,817 57,111 48,900 22,570
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
  • Yellow: Associate's Degree in Law
  • Blue: Bachelor's Degree in Law
  • Red: Doctorates Degree in Law
  • Light blue: Master's Degree in Law
  • Grey: Certificate in Law

The career outlook for law professionals is showing a rapid change. However, on the educational front, the story is quite different. In the US, 176,685 students graduated from law degree programs in 2006. And in 2010, 154,105 students graduated from law schools.

This represents a 13% change in the number of graduates. This decline in the number of students graduating from law courses is greater than the 12% growth nationally for students graduating from institutions of higher learning in general.

Law Programs offered Nationwide

associate		 2,181
bachelor		 1,106
master		 439
doctor		 223
Certificate		 1,133
Total5,082

It is interesting to note that as student graduation is down, the number of schools offering law programs has increased. There were 1134 law schools across the country in 2006. And there were 2573 schools in 2010.

Law Faculty Salaries

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States

  1. Law Schools in California253 Schools
  2. Law Schools in Texas152 Schools
  3. Law Schools in Ohio137 Schools
  4. Law Schools in Pennsylvania127 Schools
  5. Law Schools in Florida125 Schools
  6. Law Schools in New York121 Schools
  7. Law Schools in North Carolina102 Schools
  8. Law Schools in Illinois100 Schools
  9. Law Schools in Virginia77 Schools
  10. Law Schools in Georgia77 Schools
  11. Law Schools in Michigan73 Schools
  12. Law Schools in Missouri71 Schools
  13. Law Schools in Indiana69 Schools
  14. Law Schools in Minnesota65 Schools
  15. Law Schools in Massachusetts63 Schools
  16. Law Schools in Tennessee54 Schools
  17. Law Schools in New Jersey50 Schools
  18. Law Schools in Wisconsin49 Schools
  19. Law Schools in Kentucky47 Schools
  20. Law Schools in Louisiana45 Schools
  21. Law Schools in Oklahoma45 Schools
  22. Law Schools in Arizona43 Schools
  23. Law Schools in Colorado43 Schools
  24. Law Schools in Washington State42 Schools
  25. Law Schools in Alabama42 Schools
  26. Law Schools in South Carolina42 Schools
  27. Law Schools in Iowa36 Schools
  28. Law Schools in Kansas35 Schools
  29. Law Schools in Arkansas34 Schools
  30. Law Schools in New Mexico30 Schools
  31. Law Schools in Connecticut30 Schools
  32. Law Schools in Maryland29 Schools
  33. Law Schools in West Virginia28 Schools
  34. Law Schools in Oregon27 Schools
  35. Law Schools in Utah27 Schools
  36. Law Schools in Mississippi24 Schools
  37. Law Schools in Nebraska20 Schools
  38. Law Schools in Nevada14 Schools
  39. Law Schools in South Dakota13 Schools
  40. Law Schools in New Hampshire12 Schools
  41. Law Schools in Maine12 Schools
  42. Law Schools in Hawaii12 Schools
  43. Law Schools in Idaho11 Schools
  44. Law Schools in North Dakota10 Schools
  45. Law Schools in Washington DC10 Schools
  46. Law Schools in Delaware9 Schools
  47. Law Schools in Vermont8 Schools
  48. Law Schools in Wyoming8 Schools
  49. Law Schools in Rhode Island8 Schools
  50. Law Schools in Montana8 Schools
  51. Law Schools in Alaska3 Schools

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