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Drexel University
Private school
Philadelphia, PA

Graduate Salaries for Drexel University

Total 2017 graduates: 124

  • 48.4% of this school's 2017 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 24.2% of this school's 2017 graduates made $51,950 or more.

Median salary: $58,823

This is the most recent median salary for graduates who borrowed, reported in 2020 about graduates from 2016 and 2017. This average is derived from actual tax returns in the year following graduation and mapped to J.D. programs by the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Learn more.

Additionally, the majority of law schools voluntarily publish salary information about graduates based upon student/graduate surveys, investigation, and public information. This salary information is on this page.

Salary distribution for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported6048.4%$49,599$51,950$94,000$77,126
Employed - No salary reported5342.7%
Non-employed118.9%
Total graduates124100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2017 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported3326.6%$65,000$85,000$150,000$100,803
Private sector - no salary reported4133.1%
Public sector - salary reported27 21.8% $44,000$48,500$50,000 $48,188
Public sector - no salary reported118.9%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed118.9%
Total graduates124100%

When a row has no salary data, indicated by a "-" (hyphen), it either means that no graduates reported a salary for the category or that fewer than five graduates reported a salary for the category.

Salaries by job type for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 935645.2% $48,550$50,950$94,000$77,718
J.D. advantage 15-0 ----
Professional 4-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 1136048.4% $49,599$51,950$94,000$77,126
Non-employed 11
Total Graduates 124

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2017 graduates

Toggle job type sub categories
Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 59 29 23.4% $65,000 $88,000 $150,000 $104,672
Law firm: Bar passage required 58 29 23.4% $65,000 $88,000 $150,000 $104,672
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 15 - - - - - -
Government 8 - - - - - -
Public interest 4 - - - - - -
Clerkship 24 21 16.9% $42,000 $48,000 $50,000 $47,514
Federal 1 0 - - - -
State 23 12 9.7% $48,300 $49,300 $50,000 $49,150
Education 2 - - - - - -
Employed 1136048.4% $49,599$51,950$94,000$77,126
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 124

Law firm salaries by size for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 59 29 23.4% $65,000$88,000$150,000$104,672
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 23 - 0 - - - -
11-25 attorneys 5 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 9 7 5.6% $50,000 $50,000 $70,000 $59,286
51-100 attorneys 8 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 2 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 4 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 7 7 5.6% $150,000 $160,000 $180,000 $162,857
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 54 31 25%
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 124

Salaries by state for 2017 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Pennsylvania - 38 30.6% $46,000 $56,250 $100,000 $77,208
Outside of Pennsylvania
or unknown
- 22 17.7% $48,599 $50,000 $85,000 $76,985
Employed 1136048.4% $49,599$51,950$94,000$77,126
Non-employed 11
Total graduates 124