Path to Law School

Many students choose to major in economics and then attend law school. On average, economics majors and philosophy majors do better than any other popular majors on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT). Read more about the Mean LSAT and UGPA by College Major.

RankMajorAverage LSAT score
1Economics157.4
1Philosophy157.4
3Engineering156.2
4History155.9
5English154.7
6Finance153.4
7Political Science153.0
Total (all categories)152.8

View the Economics degree checklist.