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2023 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

26 Colleges
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

With 36,216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Hastings College of Law. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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#7

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

Southwestern Law School ranked #7 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,128
Washington 514
Oregon 408
Nevada 166
Hawaii 109

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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