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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Public school
Dartmouth, MA

Graduate salaries for University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Total 2018 graduates: 50

  • 46% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 23% of this school's 2018 graduates made $55,040 or more.

Median salary: $49,214

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 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Employed - salary reported2346%$45,000$55,040$65,000$60,087
Employed - No salary reported1938%
Non-employed816%
Total graduates50100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported1224%$45,000$58,000$77,500$64,250
Private sector - no salary reported1530%
Public sector - salary reported11 22% $47,500$55,040$60,000 $55,546
Public sector - no salary reported48%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed816%
Total graduates50100%

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 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Bar passage required 321734% $45,000$51,000$60,000$54,588
J.D. advantage 9612% $52,000$77,500$80,000$75,667
Professional 1-0 ----
Non-professional 0-0 ----
Employed 422346% $45,000$55,040$65,000$60,087
Non-employed 8
Total Graduates 50

Salaries by employer type and job type for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm 19 6 12% $40,000 $45,000 $65,000 $54,167
Law firm: Bar passage required 18 6 12% $40,000 $45,000 $65,000 $54,167
Law firm: Other 100%
Business & industry 8 6 12% $51,000 $70,000 $80,000 $74,333
Government 8 7 14% $45,000 $51,000 $60,000 $53,929
Public interest 4 - - - - - -
Clerkship 2 0 - - - -
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 2 0 - - - -
Education 1 - - - - - -
Employed 422346% $45,000$55,040$65,000$60,087
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 50

Law firm salaries by size for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # Salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Law firm size 19 6 12% $40,000$45,000$65,000$54,167
Solo 5
2-10 attorneys 13 5 10% $40,000 $45,000 $45,000 $47,000
11-25 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 23 17 34%
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 50

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Massachusetts - 14 28% $45,000 $48,750 $65,000 $57,712
Outside of Massachusetts
or unknown
- 9 18% $52,000 $60,000 $75,000 $63,782
Employed 422346% $45,000$55,040$65,000$60,087
Non-employed 8
Total graduates 50
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