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Short Lists to Law School Student Debts

published March 31, 2012

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The disparity is wide: At the top end are law schools from where students graduate with more than $150,000 in debts, and at the bottom end are law schools where students graduate with an average debt below $20,000. Do the students from those student-debt kings earn on an average seven times more than those passing from law schools that burden students with a seven-times-lighter debt? Common sense says it can't be so; though there may be some differences – do the costs validate the benefits?

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Be that as it may, the U.S. News Short Lists which are separate from the U.S. News Rankings have been published and here we mention parts of both the lists – one of those schools with highest student debts, and the other of those schools with the lowest student debts – take your pick.

Law Schools Offering Highest Student Debts:

It is surprising to find that according to the U.S. News Short List of the 10 law schools saddling students with the highest amounts of debts; only one school is within the top 15 law schools as ranked by U.S. News. It is also surprising to note that at least four law schools whose students incur the highest amount of student debts were categorized as RNP, which means they were ranked at the bottom one-fourth of all law schools in the nation. In case, you believe that the amount of student debts you incur is something of a badge of honor, it's time to reconsider.

The roll of honor is like this: California Western School of law – average student debt $153,145 – found by U.S. News in the RNP category; Thomas Jefferson School of Law – average student debt $153,006 – RNP; American University (Washington) – average student debt $151,318 – Rank 49; New York Law School – average student debt - $146,230 – Rank 135; Phoenix School of Law – average student debt $145,357 – RNP; Southwestern Law School – average student debt $142,606 – Rank 129 ; Catholic University of America (Columbus) – average student debt $142,222 – Rank 82; Northwestern University – average student debt $139,101 – Rank 12; Pace University (NY) – average student debt $139,007 – Rank 142; Whittier College (CA) – average student debt $138,961 – RNP.

Law Schools Where Students Incur the Lowest Student Debts:

Interestingly, six of the top 10 law schools where students incur the least debts are among the top 100 best law schools as ranked by U.S. News. One, Brigham Young University is among the top 50 and only three are RNP. The amounts of loans incurred by students from these law schools are eye-openers.

The list compiled by U.S. News is as follows: Georgia State University – average student debt $19,971 – Rank 58; Southern University Law Center (LA) – average student debt $22,138 – RNP; Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Camden – average student debt $27,432 – Rank 99; Texas Southern University (Marshall) – average student debt - $32,449 – RNP; Drexel University (Mack) (PA) – average student debt $33,562 – 119; Barry University (FL) – average student debt $41,190 – RNP; University of Kansas – average student debt $41,574 –Rank 89; University of Nebraska – Lincoln – average student debt $52,396; University of Buffalo SUNNY – average student debt $52,447 – Rank 82; Brigham Young University (Clark) (UT) – average student debt $54,766 – Rank 39.

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published March 31, 2012

By CEO and Founder - BCG Attorney Search left
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