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Western New England University School of Law
Private school
Springfield, MA

Graduate salaries for Western New England University School of Law

Total 2018 graduates: 80

  • 28.8% of this school's 2018 graduates were employed and reported a salary.
  • We know that at least 14.4% of this school's 2018 graduates made $59,500 or more.

Median salary: $52,822

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 reported2328.8%$47,000$59,500$71,000$63,448
Employed - No salary reported4050%
Non-employed1721.3%
Total graduates80100%

Salary distribution by job sector for 2018 graduates

# of grads % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Private sector - salary reported1417.5%$47,000$58,250$71,000$65,443
Private sector - no salary reported2126.3%
Public sector - salary reported9 11.3% $50,000$61,000$64,000 $60,346
Public sector - no salary reported1923.8%
Unknown sector00%
Non-employed1721.3%
Total graduates80100%

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 301518.8% $47,000$60,000$71,000$62,607
J.D. advantage 1956.3% $50,000$57,000$59,500$70,500
Professional 10-0 ----
Non-professional 4-0 ----
Employed 632328.8% $47,000$59,500$71,000$63,448
Non-employed 17
Total Graduates 80

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 23 9 11.3% $47,000 $50,000 $60,000 $59,444
Law firm: Bar passage required 20 9 11.3% $47,000 $50,000 $60,000 $59,444
Law firm: Other 300%
Business & industry 12 5 6.3% $57,000 $59,500 $76,000 $76,240
Government 17 5 6.3% $49,000 $50,000 $58,000 $54,600
Public interest 4 - - - - - -
Clerkship 4 0 - - - -
Federal 0 0 - - - -
State 4 0 - - - -
Education 3 - - - - - -
Employed 632328.8% $47,000$59,500$71,000$63,448
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 80

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 23 9 11.3% $47,000$50,000$60,000$59,444
Solo 1
2-10 attorneys 16 7 8.8% $45,000 $47,000 $60,000 $50,571
11-25 attorneys 3 - 0 - - - -
26-50 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
51-100 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
101-250 attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
251-500 attorneys 0 - 0 - - - -
501+ attorneys 1 - 0 - - - -
Size unknown 0
Employed, non-law firm 40 14 17.5%
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 80

Salaries by state for 2018 graduates

Full-time, long-term salaries
# in category # salaries % of class 25th percentile 50th percentile 75th percentile Mean
Massachusetts - 9 11.3% $45,000 $50,000 $60,000 $53,189
Outside of Massachusetts
or unknown
- 14 17.5% $50,000 $60,500 $80,000 $70,044
Employed 632328.8% $47,000$59,500$71,000$63,448
Non-employed 17
Total graduates 80
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