UMass Law, the only public law school in Massachusetts, has once again topped the charts. Based on American Bar Association employment data for the Class of 2022, Reuters has ranked UMass Law 7th in the nation for the percent of graduates in government and public interest jobs (32.14%).
The law school also ranked first among the 15 New England law schools in the same metric for the Class of 2022, while ranking second over the last five years combined.
These figures follow an overall highly successful—and institutional record-setting—job placement rate for UMass Law’s last graduating class. The Class of 2022 achieved a 90.5% employment rate, including 71.4% in “gold standard” full-time, long-term bar-required positions and 83.3% in full-time, long-term bar-required or JD-advantage positions.
“UMass Law graduates are in demand because employers understand our students are well-trained and graduate practice-ready, as demonstrated by our consistent ranking among the top law schools in the country for real-world experiential education,” said UMass Law Dean Eric Mitnick. “This ranking also demonstrates how UMass Law fulfills its mission as the only public law school in Massachusetts, preparing law graduates for careers in any field of law, but with a special emphasis on public service.”
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