by our College Data Analytics Team
[Law](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/law/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a law degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the highest-paying law schools.
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Below are the schools whose law graduates go on to earn the most.
Emory University tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying law schools in Georgia. Emory University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Early-career law graduates from Emory University make a median of around $129,964 per year.
Strong graduate earnings at University Of Georgia earned it the #2 place for law. Set in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public institution. Early-career law graduates from University Of Georgia make a median of around $108,190 per year.
Georgia State University produces some of the highest-paid graduates in law, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State University is a public institution. Early-career law graduates from Georgia State University make a median of around $105,625 per year.
Atlantas John Marshall Law School came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying law schools. Atlantas John Marshall Law School is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Students who complete the law program here go on to a median salary of roughly $69,280.
This list is compiled by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their law graduates, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.