U.S. News & World Report, 10 Law Schools That Lead to the Most Debt:
Among 195 ranked law schools surveyed annually by U.S. News, 191 reported the average indebtedness of graduating students in 2011, the most recent figures available. Overall, law students graduated with an average of $100,584 in debt. … Among the 10 law schools that lead to the most debt load per graduating student, the average debt burden was $147,717 in 2011.
Law School Tuition & Fees Average Debt US News Rank John Marshall (IL) $38,100 $165,178 129 California Western $42,600 $153,145 RNP Thomas Jefferson $41,000 $153,006 RNP American $45,096 $151,318 49 New York Law School $47,800 $146,230 135 Phoenix $37,764 $145,357 RNP Southwestern $42,200 $142,606 129 Catholic $41,830 $142,222 82 Northwestern $51,920 $139,101 12 Pace $40,730 $139,007 142
U.S. News & World Report, 10 Law Schools That Lead to the Least Debt:
Among the top 10 law schools with the lowest average indebtedness per student, the figure is $37,792—more than $60,000 lower than the overall average debt burden for law graduates.
Law School Tuition & Fees Average Debt US News Rank Georgia State $14,770 $19,971 58 Southern $10,124 $22,138 RNP Rutgers-Camden $25,464 $27,423 99 Texas Southern $16,262 $32,449 RNP Drexel $36,051 $33,562 119 Barry $33,630 $41,190 RNP Kansas $16,460 $41,574 89 Nebraska $13,887 $52,396 89 SUNY-Buffalo $20,718 $52,447 82 BYU $10,600 $54,766 39
