Non-Professional Legal Studies at St. John's University-New York

Queens, NY · Bachelor's Degree · about 105 graduates a year

$29,307
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,316
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$61,959
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#18 of 39
Rank by pay
#18 of 39
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,520
Median federal debt

St. John's University-New York graduates in non-professional legal studies earn 5% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 39% of one year’s pay at that point.

How St. John's University-New York Compares for Non-Professional Legal Studies

All 39 colleges reporting non-professional legal studies 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
1Bentley University Waltham, MA$148,087$130,406#1$72,883
2University of Miami Coral Gables, FL$99,836$106,263#2$49,624
3Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$74,835$67,375#7$39,162
4University of the District of Columbia Washington, DC$74,158$64,982#10$43,778
5American University Washington, DC$72,792$63,785#12$45,790
6Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$72,414$76,352#3$33,752
7University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA$71,042$65,343#8$39,558
8University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA$71,042$65,343#9$39,558
9University of Maryland Global Campus Adelphi, MD$70,845$62,175#17$54,304
10University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$70,636$64,274#11$43,886
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15University of La Verne La Verne, CA$66,373$60,395#24$49,004
16University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA$66,244$60,278#25$36,941
17Hamline University Saint Paul, MN$65,460$62,528#16$40,059
18St. John's University-New York Queens, NY$65,316$62,167#18$29,307
19University of Denver Denver, CO$63,727$59,597#27$38,432
20Siena College Loudonville, NY$63,487$60,426#23$32,435
21American Public University System Charles Town, WV$61,532$72,796#6$46,109

Other Majors at St. John's University-New York by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$142,774$100,883#5 of 253
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$109,396$82,432#14 of 126
Insurance$105,688$70,752#2 of 21
Finance and Financial Management Services$98,970$51,259#58 of 452
Accounting and Related Services$91,878$46,495#101 of 796
Economics$84,639$45,301#140 of 368
Computer and Information Sciences$79,960$52,422#296 of 459
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$78,215$32,643#3 of 345
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$77,433$49,090#62 of 99
Marketing$75,520$33,534#114 of 516
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$74,937$19,067#9 of 215
Business Administration, Management and Operations$71,271$38,550#338 of 1176
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$70,521$35,973#20 of 61
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$69,439$39,295#4 of 680
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$67,728$38,210#54 of 178
Physics$67,536—#92 of 107
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,978$34,686#71 of 660
Design and Applied Arts$63,659—#51 of 299
Psychology$62,672$23,821#60 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$60,634$27,234#159 of 660
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$60,265$27,534#117 of 610
English Language and Literature$59,267$25,109#67 of 576
Political Science and Government$59,122—#338 of 565
Journalism$59,067$36,020#62 of 187
Biology$53,989$23,473#559 of 841
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$52,601—#240 of 476
Philosophy$52,006—#57 of 86
Chemistry$51,414—#202 of 209
History$51,024—#220 of 459
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$48,922$29,513#213 of 265

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do St. John's University-New York non-professional legal studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $29,307 one year after graduating and $65,316 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does St. John's University-New York rank for non-professional legal studies?

Among 39 colleges reporting earnings for non-professional legal studies graduates, St. John's University-New York ranks #18 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is non-professional legal studies at St. John's University-New York worth it?

Its graduates earn 5% more than the national median for non-professional legal studies ($61,959), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,520.

← All data for St. John's University-New York · 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.