Law Schools In Iowa

Iowa has 36 accredited law schools where law faculty who teach law classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the law academic community in Iowa, and the future trends in 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

Iowa Vs. National Law Employment

Iowa	13,840
National	2,096,250

Approximately 1% of the country's law professionals work in Iowa state.

Employment Growth for Law professionals In Iowa

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
14,230	13,910	13,540	13,450	13,840

Yellow: Actual Values

In Iowa, law is a shrinking field. 390 less law professionals were working in Iowa in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Iowa, this field has shrunk by 3% in four years. This decline is slower than the change in the number of law professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of law professionals has grown by 3% from 2006 to 2010.

Law VS. All Professions salaries in Iowa

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$51,406	$53,787	$52,117	$53,126	$48,684
$40,051	$42,531	$43,384	$44,580	$45,125

Light Blue: Law
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of law professionals is declining, the salaries paid to law professionals are decreasing in Iowa. The mean salary for law professionals in 2006 was $51,406 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $48,684 per year.

Salary percentiles for Law professionals in Iowa

10th percentile	$28,862
25th percentile	$37,091
50th percentile	$44,701
75th percentile	$60,945
90th percentile	$59,645

This represents a 6% decline in salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. Within the field of law, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid law professionals earning 107% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in Iowa state.

Average Salaries for Law professionals and related professions in Iowa

Court Reporter	$57,820
Criminal Justice	$38,025
Criminology	$63,300
Forensic Accounting	$56,383
Forensic Science	$57,740
Homeland Security	$39,343
Law	$48,684
Paralegal	$38,145
Public Administration	$71,920

In Iowa, law professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Law programs available for each degree type for all schools in Iowa

associate	31
bachelor	31
master	4
doctor	3
Certificate	8
Total	77

As the number of law professionals is decreasing in Iowa state, the number of students graduating from the 36 accredited law schools in Iowa state is increasing. In 2006, 3,941 students graduated from law courses in Iowa. And in 2010, 4,112 students graduated.

There was an increase in the number of law school degree or certificate graduates in Iowa by 4%. 40% of these graduates received a associate's degree in law.

Law Faculty Salaries in Iowa

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