Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, August 23, 2000, Page 8A, Image 8

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Law school tuition comparison
Estimated in-state law school tuition and fees for the University, a public
school, is $10,897 peryear. Tuition and fees at the University of Washington’s
law school, another public school, run approximately $6,000 per year. At
Willamette University and Lewis and Clark College, two private Oregon
schools, tuition and fees are estimated at $18,380 and $19,180, respectively.
Here are a few other expense comparisons between the four law schools:
Room/board Oregon — $6,622; Washington — $8,319; Willamette —
$7,450; Lewis and Clark — $7,200
Books Oregon —$1,639; Washington —$900; Willamette—$1,250; Lewis
and Clark—$800
Miscellaneous Oregon — $1,845; Washington — $2,790; Willamette—
$2,580; Lewis and Clark — $3,665
Average indebtedness (1998) Oregon — $47,100; Washington—$35,000
Willamette—$66,428; Lewis and Clark—$63,800
Career prospects (1998 graduates) Oregon — 88% employed after nine
months; Washington —94%; Willamette —90%; Lewis and Clark—91%
Median starting salary (private sector) Oregon — $48,000; Wash ington —
$57,000; Willamette—$38,000; Lewis and Clark—$40,000
SOURCE: US. News and the schools
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elsewhere during the summer to
offset some of the costs of the
school year.
“During the summertime I’d
like to go to [Washington], D.C.,
and work for the Natural Re
source Defense Council, the EPA
or Congress,” Erwin said. “Basi
cally, whatever I can get.”
Erwin said that the impending
debt would have an effect on his
career choice, limiting him from
taking jobs that wouldn’t provide
enough income to pay off his
monthly loans on top of his other
bills.
Nevada resident Jason Guinas
so is the rare exception to the av
erage beginning law student. He
and his wife — an attorney for the
Nevada Legislature — will cover
the costs then selves.
Guinasso was fortunate to re
ceive a substantial sum from his
father-in-law for the purpose of
law school and will pay for the re
mainder of the costs of school
with money he and his wife have
saved in the past few years.
“It makes things tight but at
least afterwards I won’t have a lot
of debt,” Guinasso said.
While Guinasso studies here in
Oregon, his wife will return with
their 4-year-old son to Nevada.
During the summer, he plans to
utilize his contacts in the legal
arena and return home to Nevada
to work.
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