by our College Data Analytics Team
[Legal Research](/majors/legal-studies-and-professions/legal-research/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their legal research graduates go on to command.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 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 Arizona State University this year. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public institution. Students who complete the legal research program here go on to a median salary of roughly $81,196.
A rank of #2 makes Arizona State University Skysong one of the highest-paying schools for legal research. Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona State University Skysong is a public institution. Students who complete the legal research program here go on to a median salary of roughly $81,196.
National Paralegal College produces some of the highest-paid graduates in legal research, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit institution. Students who complete the legal research program here go on to a median salary of roughly $42,727.
This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries legal research graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 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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