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June 2011
5 Advanced Degrees Still Worth the Debt
Lawyer
Avg. annual tuition and fees, private: $35,622
Avg. debt: $82,601
Avg. income (lawyer): $129,020
Monthly loan payment: $960 (10 years); $544 (30 years)
Hiring is down compared with prerecession levels, and competition for jobs will be fierce as law schools churn out more lawyers than the market can bear.
The biggest paydays now are at big private firms, where new lawyers earn a median annual salary of $160,000. Public-interest attorneys bring up the rear, with median starting salaries of $42,000.
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