2023 Best Value Law Schools in California
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law School for You
Law is one of the most popular subjects to study in California. With 4,128 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Law Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in California 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Law Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Law Colleges.
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Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson School of Law to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a degree in California. Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.
Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.
UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Law Schools in California rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.
UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in California list.
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Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Irvine are $13,775 a year.
Out of the 19 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Law School did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. 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 in-state undergraduate at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 a year.
Santa Clara University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.
SCU undergraduate students pay an average of $55,860 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
SCU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Law Schools in California list.
Stanford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools in California ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stanford are $56,169 a year.
Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Law Schools in California list.
With a ranking of #10, University of La Verne did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ULV are $45,850 per year.
Best Value Law Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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 Majors Related to Law
| 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 19 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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