Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies at James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA · Bachelor's Degree · about 70 graduates a year

$40,966
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$61,496
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$62,654
National median for this major (4 yrs)
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Rank by pay
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Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,000
Median federal debt

James Madison University graduates in legal research and advanced professional studies earn 2% less 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.

Other Majors at James Madison University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Information Science/Studies$113,345$80,173#5 of 148
Finance and Financial Management Services$104,926$67,849#33 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$104,806$81,761#94 of 459
Accounting and Related Services$98,767$71,563#58 of 796
Engineering$91,761$71,176#19 of 57
International Business$91,141—#16 of 115
Systems Science and Theory$91,034$65,683#2 of 6
Marketing$89,944$61,692#23 of 516
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,056$76,490#473 of 966
Economics$86,681$62,286#130 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$85,137$65,931#79 of 1176
Science, Technology and Society$82,455$54,235#5 of 10
Health and Medical Administrative Services$77,393$53,913#30 of 275
Mathematics$75,295$58,810#115 of 309
Chemistry$74,631$45,799#42 of 209
Political Science and Government$73,326$42,128#88 of 565
Public Administration$71,626$48,396#10 of 47
International Relations and National Security Studies$68,798$44,667#46 of 118
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$67,033$33,971#2 of 50
Communication and Media Studies$66,436$42,769#81 of 660
Biotechnology$65,893$41,832#12 of 13
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$65,770—#34 of 215
Hospitality Administration/Management$65,016$46,915#22 of 137
Geography and Cartography$63,768$45,094#35 of 117
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$63,065$35,955#82 of 610
Biology$62,914$34,159#250 of 841
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$62,366$45,122#12 of 90
Anthropology$60,841$30,686#11 of 188
Philosophy and Religious Studies$59,604$28,712—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$59,501$24,860#14 of 50

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do James Madison University legal research and advanced professional studies graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,966 one year after graduating and $61,496 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Is legal research and advanced professional studies at James Madison University worth it?

Its graduates earn 2% less than the national median for legal research and advanced professional studies ($62,654), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,000.

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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.