Our post-graduate employment statistics capture employment information for our graduates in their first job after law school. This includes full-time, part-time, short-term and long-term positions. A Juris Doctor degree was strongly valued, but not required, by the employers below. Salaries for new graduates in alternative careers range dramatically because jobs occur in both the private and public sectors, and require different skills and experience.

Class of 2017

  • Number of graduates who pursued an alternative career: 16/168 (10%)
  • Mean Salary: $73,888 (13 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Median Salary: $57,480 (13 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Representative Employers:  Cablelabs; CannaRegs; Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment; Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, Division of Securities; Kingsbery CPAs; National Renewable Energy Laboratory; University of Utah Technology & Venture Commercialization

Class of 2016

  • Number of graduates who pursued an alternative career: 19/184 (10%)
  • Mean Salary: $55,498 (11 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Median Salary: $54,000 (11 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Representative Employers: Colorado Counties, Inc.; Colorado Department of Labor and Employment; International Association of Privacy Professionals; Kingsbery CPAs, Ping Identity, Rocky Mountain PBS, US Department of Labor, US Forest Services, University of Colorado Athletics—Office of Compliance Services

Class of 2015

  • Number of graduates who pursued an alternative career: 19/159 (11.95%)
  • Mean Salary: $58,904 (15 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Median Salary: $52,800 (15 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Representative Employers: BlackRock, Inc.; Children's Hospital Colorado; Colorado Department of Transportation; Marywood University; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification; U.S. Senate

Class of 2014

  • Number of graduates who pursued an alternative career: 21/165 (12.73%)
  • Mean Salary: $66,191 (13 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Median Salary: $57,000 (13 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Representative Employers: California Coastal Commission; Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing; Colorado Department of Transportation; Goldman Sachs; National Conference for State Legislatures; New York State Assembly

Class of 2013

  • Number of graduates who pursued an alternative career: 19/176 (10.7%)
  • Mean Salary: $50,462 (14 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Median Salary: $53,487 (14 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Representative Employers: Atlas Towers; Colorado State Bank & Trust; Ernst & Young; Purple Land Management; Smartlink, LLC; WILD Foundation

Class of 2012

  • Number of graduates who pursued an alternative career: 30/175 (17.14%)
  • Mean Salary: $61,038 (13 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Median Salary: $54,000 (13 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Representative Employers: AMG National Trust Bank; Adams County Combined Courts; Colorado Office of the Child's Representative; Deloitte Tax; Denver Public School District

Class of 2011

  • Number of graduates who pursued an alternative career: 19/176 (10.8%)
  • Mean Salary: $49,083 (12 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Median Salary: $50,000 (12 full-time, long-term salaries reported)
  • Representative Employers: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing; National Wildlife Federation; Stephens, Inc.; University of Colorado Technology Transfer Office