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2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

26 Colleges
$44,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,207 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Law Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson School of Law the best value school in the Far Western US Region for law students. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#2

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gonzaga University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Gonzaga is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Spokane.

Gonzaga undergraduate students pay an average of $48,470 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Law School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Southwestern Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. 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 undergraduate students pay an average of $55,860 in tuition and fees each year.

SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #9, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanford are $56,169 per year.

Stanford also made our Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

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$43,529 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Irvine are $43,529 a year.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges 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.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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