Degrees from the Yale University and University of Connecticut schools of law are among the top 10 schools in the nation that “pay off” for working graduates, analysis from U.S. News & World Report has found.
The top 10 list identified by the magazine ranks Yale at No. 7 with a $160,000 median private starting salary calculated in 2014 dollars, average debt of $117,093 and a salary-to-debt ratio of 1.4-to-1.
UConn Law comes in at No. 8, ahead of ninth-ranked Boston University and 10th-ranked University of California – Los Angeles. UConn boasts a $95,000 median private starting salary, average debt of $70,139 and a salary-to-debt ratio of 1.4-to-1.
Ranked first in the nation is University of Texas – Austin, which also has a $160,000 median private starting salary, but average debt of $100,868 and therefore a salary-to-debt ratio of 1.6-to-1., the magazine reports.
The data U.S. News compiled in its annual survey covered 172 schools.
