Legal Professions and Studies at Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI · Bachelor's Degree · about 27 graduates a year

$40,424
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$66,230
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$57,149
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#2 of 13
Rank by pay
#2 of 13
Rank, wage-adjusted
$27,000
Median federal debt

Roger Williams University graduates in legal professions and studies earn 16% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 41% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Roger Williams University Compares for Legal Professions and Studies

All 13 colleges reporting legal professions and 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
1Drexel University Philadelphia, PA$93,811$95,407#1—
2Roger Williams University Bristol, RI$66,230$65,230#2$40,424
3Montclair State University Montclair, NJ$61,036$53,570#10$27,613
4Temple University Philadelphia, PA$60,714$61,747#3—
5Berkeley College-New York New York, NY$60,338$57,429#6$36,131
6Nazareth University Rochester, NY$60,186$57,285#7$38,737
7Ball State University Muncie, IN$57,249$61,418#4$39,220
8Bellevue University Bellevue, NE$56,136$58,019#5$42,907
9University of Arizona Tucson, AZ$53,868$55,350#8$36,795
10Drake University Des Moines, IA$52,326$55,041#9$29,273

Other Majors at Roger Williams University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Accounting and Related Services$98,701$66,780#59 of 796
Finance and Financial Management Services$94,919$60,042#83 of 452
Mechanical Engineering$94,385$65,396#99 of 318
Construction Management$93,340$75,334#30 of 57
Civil Engineering$90,146—#55 of 233
Business Administration, Management and Operations$76,219$46,991#205 of 1176
Marketing$71,989$44,506#158 of 516
Biology$71,652$47,799#76 of 841
Criminal Justice and Corrections$70,747$45,356#22 of 660
Communication and Media Studies$70,575$33,596#40 of 660
International Business$67,621$49,209#82 of 115
Architecture$65,092$36,750#48 of 78
Political Science and Government$63,405$37,327#248 of 565
Graphic Communications$61,887—#6 of 59
Psychology$57,212$32,289#161 of 1027
Legal Support Services$56,566$51,445#12 of 32
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$52,114—#162 of 680
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$51,857$29,074#28 of 62
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication—$45,269—
Public Health—$39,912—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research—$39,869—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Roger Williams University legal professions and studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,424 one year after graduating and $66,230 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Roger Williams University rank for legal professions and studies?

Among 13 colleges reporting earnings for legal professions and studies graduates, Roger Williams University ranks #2 by median pay four years after graduation, and #2 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is legal professions and studies at Roger Williams University worth it?

Its graduates earn 16% more than the national median for legal professions and studies ($57,149), and the median federal debt at graduation is $27,000.

← All data for Roger Williams University · 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.