Salaries of graduates from Russian law schools have been ranked. According to a list compiled by SuperJob analysts, the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) took first place with a median salary of 230,000 rubles.
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) came second with 200,000 rubles, while Saint Petersburg State University (SPbGU) and the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) shared third place with 180,000 rubles each.
Fourth place, with a median salary of 160,000 rubles, went to Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MGYUA), the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy (VAVT). Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (REU) took fifth with 150,000 rubles.
Other universities in the top ten and their median salaries are: Kazan (Volga region) Federal University 135,000 rubles, Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs 130,000 rubles, State University of Management and Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod 127,000 rubles each, Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU), the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), and the All-Russian State University of Justice 125,000 rubles each.
In 20th place on the list are Yesenin Ryazan State University and Petrozavodsk State University, with 90,000 rubles. Analysts noted that the 140,000 ruble difference between first and twentieth place is an indicator of high demand in the labor market for graduates of the best universities.
According to the study, graduate salaries for many universities on the list increased compared to the previous year. The highest increase, at 19%, was recorded at RGGU, while MGIMO and MSU rose by 5%, and SPbGU and HSE by 13%.