Law: postgraduate courses compared

Median pay

Estimate: the law master’s figure, adjusted by how King's College London’s law master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 114 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at King's College London.

Range of pay

£27,800 to £55,700 after 1 year

£38,600 to £88,200 after 5 years

In work or study

88.6% after 5 years, all universities

88% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, King's College London

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in law in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the law master’s figure, adjusted by how University of East London’s law master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 23 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University of East London.

Range of pay

£27,800 to £55,700 after 1 year

£38,600 to £88,200 after 5 years

In work or study

88.6% after 5 years, all universities

55% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of East London

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in law in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the law master’s figure, adjusted by how University of East London’s law master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 23 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University of East London.

Range of pay

£27,800 to £55,700 after 1 year

£38,600 to £88,200 after 5 years

In work or study

88.6% after 5 years, all universities

55% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University of East London

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in law in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the law master’s figure, adjusted by how LSE’s law master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 44 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at LSE.

Range of pay

£27,800 to £55,700 after 1 year

£38,600 to £88,200 after 5 years

In work or study

88.6% after 5 years, all universities

95% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, LSE

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in law in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample

Median pay

Estimate: the law master’s figure, adjusted by how University College London’s law master’s graduates were paid compared with all universities (HESA survey of 2011/12 to 2016/17 leavers, 136 graduates, each salary brought up to date with its industry’s pay growth). Because that data is older, it counts for 40%; the other 60% comes from today’s undergraduate pay at University College London.

Range of pay

£27,800 to £55,700 after 1 year

£38,600 to £88,200 after 5 years

In work or study

88.6% after 5 years, all universities

88% in graduate jobs or study after 15 months, University College London

Full-time taught master’s graduates of this university in law in professional or managerial work or further study, about 15 months on, 2020 to 2023 (Office for Students).

Typical jobs

sample