Do certain majors provide better preparation for a career in law?
While no specific major is required to be eligible to sit for the LSAT or for entrance to law school, your choice of an undergraduate major is important! A recent study1compared the average LSAT scores for test takers of different majors. For 2002-2003, the most recent year for which data is available, the 94,391 test takers reported majors in over 150 different fields. Thirteen of these majors had a minimum of 2,200 test takers that year. Of these thirteen majors, Economics (with 4,163 test takers) had the highest average LSAT score at 156.6. A score of 156.6 on the LSAT is at approximately the 70th percentile. Another recent study2 funded by the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), the organization that develops and administers the LSAT, examined the effect of the undergraduate major field on the earnings of those who earn law degrees. Specific undergraduate majors in science/engineering, social science, political science, education, history, accounting, economics (including busines
