Let’s face it: tens of thousands of students enroll in law school every year, each with a dream in their hearts of saving the world. Maybe they want to seek out justice for children, animals, or the environment. Maybe they want to serve their communities and make them safer for the public at large in the face of police brutality. Maybe they want to advocate for those who have been unfairly discriminated against, be it in their housing choices, on the job, or based on their race or gender. Whatever their public-interest cause may be, while many law students say they want to save the world, only a select few are willing to accept the sometimes lower salaries that go hand-in-hand with their altruistic career goals.
Some law schools are better than others when it comes to getting their graduates a leg up on the competition for one of these coveted jobs. Law.com produced several helpful charts based on law school employment data for the class of 2020. Today, we will take a look at one of the more interesting charts for all of the do-gooders in this world, the law schools that sent the highest percentage of their most recent graduating class into government and public interest work.
Here are the top 10 law schools on the list:
1. City University of New York: 54.42%
2. Northeastern University: 31.00%
3. District of Columbia: 30.77%
3. University of Oregon: 30.77%
5. Liberty University: 29.82%
6. American University: 29.35%
7. University of New Mexico: 28.93%
8. Indiana University-Indianapolis: 28.81%
9. George Mason University: 28.32%
10. Florida State University: 28.13%
