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In reply to the discussion: 1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed that is Freakin 50% [View all]Leftist Agitator
(2,759 posts)On the order of $100,000 plus.
For example:
http://www.law.pitt.edu/resources/tuition/costs
About $150,000 if you aren't a PA resident. Down the road at WVU, in-state tuition and living expenses are about $90,000, and that's about as cheap as one will find for a J.D.
And few attorneys make six figure salaries even five years out, if they're even working in law despite their J.D. If you didn't go to a top tier law school, and/or weren't in the top quintile of your class, you can forget about making really good money early in your career.
I know many people who have gone to law school, and ended up regretting it.
And as someone who personally has six figures worth of student loan debt, I urge you to very carefully consider the costs associated with incurring that amount of debt versus what may prove to be illusory benefits.