Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies at Texas A & M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Master's Degree · about 374 graduates a year

$102,721
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$128,518
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$101,000
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#9 of 43
Rank by pay
#7 of 43
Rank, wage-adjusted
$40,260
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-College Station graduates in legal research and advanced professional studies earn 27% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-College Station Compares for Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies

All 43 colleges reporting legal research and advanced professional 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
1Georgetown University Washington, DC$171,631$150,393#2$130,394
2Boston University Boston, MA$156,087$137,451#4$113,679
3University of San Diego San Diego, CA$148,235$134,884#6$108,016
4University of Florida Gainesville, FL$142,291$151,451#1$106,227
5Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA$140,519$127,863#8$107,961
6University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA$136,623$124,318#10$122,124
7Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ$131,892$115,760#13$105,031
8Golden Gate University San Francisco, CA$131,366$119,534#12$106,626
9Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$128,518$130,665#7$102,721
10Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL$123,695$121,530#11$98,283
11Samford University Birmingham, AL$122,699$139,274#3—
12University of Houston Houston, TX$122,385$124,430#9—

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-College Station by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences$285,291—#3 of 17
Petroleum Engineering$192,907$171,571—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$183,813$124,605#3 of 92
Business Administration, Management and Operations$147,453$121,647#67 of 861
Computer Science$142,377$121,728#33 of 48
Finance and Financial Management Services$135,516$83,897#14 of 69
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$133,017$108,258—
Statistics$130,436$104,344#8 of 18
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$126,516$119,052#143 of 432
Industrial Engineering$125,414$99,078#7 of 18
Real Estate$124,680$82,111#10 of 15
Economics$121,910$78,849#4 of 22
Engineering-Related Fields—$120,911—
Management Information Systems and Services$120,776$73,589#11 of 46
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$119,512$96,252#17 of 25
Human Resources Management and Services$114,364$101,842#24 of 159
Mechanical Engineering$111,472$91,995#53 of 83
Marketing$110,154$70,739#8 of 37
Accounting and Related Services$108,934$68,417#58 of 349
Public Health$101,308$69,409#16 of 201
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$96,433$70,539#7 of 14
Civil Engineering$95,761$76,239#45 of 81
International Relations and National Security Studies$95,282$62,266#14 of 40
Agricultural Business and Management$88,075$63,208—
Computer Software and Media Applications$84,637$68,761#26 of 26
Biomedical/Medical Engineering—$84,244—
Public Administration$80,153$57,926#107 of 243
Architecture$78,997$60,017#11 of 50
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$78,328$54,179#18 of 380
Animal Sciences$75,323$61,394—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-College Station legal research and advanced professional studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $102,721 one year after graduating and $128,518 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-College Station rank for legal research and advanced professional studies?

Among 43 colleges reporting earnings for legal research and advanced professional studies graduates, Texas A & M University-College Station ranks #9 by median pay four years after graduation, and #7 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is legal research and advanced professional studies at Texas A & M University-College Station worth it?

Its graduates earn 27% more than the national median for legal research and advanced professional studies ($101,000), and the median federal debt at graduation is $40,260.

← All data for Texas A & M University-College Station · 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.