Are the higher tuition schools going to greatly increase career opportunitys and salary?
Answer Dale, Congratulations, your son has been accepted to two good law schools! However, higher tuition does not always equate with a better school. If career opportunities and high salary are the goal, one of the most important factors to consider in a school is its reputation. The top law firms and legal employers generally recruit from the best schools. Two websites that provide law school ranking information are U.S. News & World Report’s Top 50 Law Schools at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/ law/brief/lawrank_brief.php and Index to Law School Rankings at www.ilrg.com/rankings.html. You can also purchase The Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools from Law School Admission Services at www.lsas.org. U.S. News & World Report is probably the most popular guide to law school rankings. U.S. News ranks Vanderbilt University 16th out of the top 100 law schools for 2008. Boston University is ranked 20th. These are good rankings, putting these schools in the top tier of law scho
