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What has a better return on investment? A Comp Sci BS or a JD? I'm betting the Comp Sci has a higher mean, median, and max.

• jonnathanson 12y ago
  Should be pretty easy to find aggregate stats on both. Law follows a bimodal distribution, though, so you'd need to factor that into account. Basically, there are two types of law degrees, and two types of lawyers: those from top-N schools, and everyone else. Those who land prestigious clerkships, and go on to practice things like securities or corporate M&A at top BigLaw firms, and those who don't. When we speak of a "JD," we can't really speak of it as a homogeneous class. You could argue that this effect could be found with any degree, for instance, that a CS degree from Stanford leads to much better outcomes than a CS degree from a mid-tier university. But the effects of school, class rank, career track, and prestige in the legal profession are near-total, and the divide in outcomes is quite dramatic.
• HeyLaughingBoy 12y ago
  The combination is likely a far outlier. Considering that with an undergraduate degree in CS, the JD can become a patent lawyer and IP lawyers are among the best paid, that's probably the best bang for the buck.