2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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 Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for law students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson School of Law to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law graduate students pay an average of $1,620 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.
Gonzaga graduate students pay an average of $14,878 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 a year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southwestern Law School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the Far Western US Region . Southwestern Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southwestern Law School are $18,430 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 a year.
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 20% of our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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Santa Clara University 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 #8 on the list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.
SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #9, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.
Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.
UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Law Colleges by State
Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 4,128 |
Washington | 514 |
Oregon | 408 |
Nevada | 166 |
Hawaii | 109 |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.
- 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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