Understanding Law School Value

University of Nebraska College of Law Author

03/15/2017 Added

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When choosing a law school, one of the most important things to consider is law school debt and how that could affect your future.

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[00:00:03.581]Nebraska Law has been named the best value
[00:00:05.728]law school year after year.
[00:00:08.253]Our students pay low tuition rates,
[00:00:10.405]pass the bar exam at high rates
[00:00:12.803]and get real legal jobs around the country.
[00:00:16.249]But when pursuing law school
[00:00:17.847]one of the most important things to consider is debt.
[00:00:21.419]On average, law students take on $84,000
[00:00:25.155]in debt at U.S. public law schools
[00:00:27.168]and $122,000, on average, at private law schools.
[00:00:32.511]Our students graduate with an average
[00:00:34.614]of about $63,000 in debt.
[00:00:37.301]Nebraska law has the lowest in-state
[00:00:39.699]tuition rate in the country.
[00:00:41.691]Why does this matter so much?
[00:00:43.980]Because the more debt you acquire while in law school,
[00:00:47.160]the less choice you will have after law school.
[00:00:50.037]Your career will be driven by how much money
[00:00:52.596]you need to earn to pay off your debt,
[00:00:55.005]but the less debt you acquire,
[00:00:57.014]the more choice you will have.
[00:00:58.806]Your career will be driven by what you want to do
[00:01:01.483]such as practice outside of a large law firm,
[00:01:04.169]work at a non-profit organization,
[00:01:06.455]develop policy at a government agency,
[00:01:09.088]contribute as a public defender,
[00:01:11.302]or even start your own practice.
[00:01:13.805]At Nebraska Law you'll receive
[00:01:16.009]an outstanding legal education
[00:01:18.224]with a wide variety of specialized courses and programs
[00:01:21.556]and then you can decide where to take it.

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