by our College Data Analytics Team
[Legal Research](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/legal-research/) graduates earn very different salaries depending on where they study. The highest-paying schools turn a legal research degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the early-career earnings of their legal research graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send legal research graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
For graduate earnings in legal research, no school beat University Of Florida this year. University Of Florida is a public school located in the city of Gainesville. After graduating, legal research degree recipients from University Of Florida typically earn about $145,138 annually.
A rank of #2 makes Florida State University one of the highest-paying schools for legal research. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State University is a public institution. After graduating, legal research degree recipients from Florida State University typically earn about $80,899 annually.
University Of Miami produces some of the highest-paid graduates in legal research, landing the #3 spot this year. University Of Miami is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Coral Gables. After graduating, legal research degree recipients from University Of Miami typically earn about $86,260 annually.
A rank of #4 makes Nova Southeastern University one of the highest-paying schools for legal research. Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale. Early-career legal research graduates from Nova Southeastern University make a median of around $78,293 per year.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. Schools are ranked on the median early-career earnings of their legal research 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.
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