Legal Support Services at Miami Dade College

Miami, FL · Associate's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$40,782
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,521
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,669
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#15 of 109
Rank by pay
#8 of 109
Rank, wage-adjusted
$10,935
Median federal debt

Miami Dade College graduates in legal support services earn 27% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 19% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Miami Dade College Compares for Legal Support Services

All 109 colleges reporting legal support services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1South Coast College Orange, CA$66,628$60,627#5$44,536
2Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$64,127$61,036#3$32,464
3Plaza College Forest Hills, NY$62,067$59,075#12$29,454
4Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI$60,091$63,359#2—
5Portland Community College Portland, OR$60,004$60,357#7$42,463
6Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL$59,641$63,480#1$44,783
7Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA$58,863$53,561#19$29,569
8Austin Community College District Austin, TX$58,598$59,577#10$46,216
9College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV$58,446$60,660#4$28,803
10Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA$58,398$59,391#11—
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12Fremont University Cerritos, CA$57,539$52,357#24$38,854
13Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA$56,924$59,877#9$49,137
14Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL$56,823$60,481#6$39,517
15Miami Dade College Miami, FL$56,521$60,159#8$40,782
16Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN$55,256$52,781#22$49,694
17Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$53,989$49,162#37$45,915
18Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA$53,304$49,028#38—

Other Majors at Miami Dade College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Health and Medical Administrative Services$103,137—#1 of 286
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$88,130$64,608#224 of 962
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$83,388$64,692#43 of 560
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$79,084$59,566#1 of 57
Air Transportation$78,726—#7 of 15
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions—$57,932—
Computer and Information Sciences$56,698—#50 of 122
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$50,008$41,314#202 of 237
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$48,841$41,076#17 of 124
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,023$28,667#297 of 547
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$45,753$25,905#297 of 947
Culinary Arts and Related Services$44,371$31,101#15 of 96
Security Science and Technology$41,327—#4 of 5
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$38,693$24,914#383 of 476
Music$37,546—#4 of 9
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$32,202$22,587#8 of 13
Design and Applied Arts—$30,466—
Accounting and Related Services$27,077—#225 of 225
Graphic Communications$24,972$12,448#20 of 22

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Miami Dade College legal support services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,782 one year after graduating and $56,521 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Miami Dade College rank for legal support services?

Among 109 colleges reporting earnings for legal support services graduates, Miami Dade College ranks #15 by median pay four years after graduation, and #8 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is legal support services at Miami Dade College worth it?

Its graduates earn 27% more than the national median for legal support services ($44,669), and the median federal debt at graduation is $10,935.

← All data for Miami Dade College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.