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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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In 2020-2021, 36,216 law students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 233 students majoring in law at DU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 52% of the law majors at the school.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Idaho helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a large student population.

About 41% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 59% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

About 52% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 48% are male.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 40% of the law majors at the school.

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The University of Montana ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in law at UM, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Taft University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denver, Taft Law School is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 54% of the law majors at the school.

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Best Law Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 429
Utah 192
Idaho 138
Montana 71
Wyoming 78

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar 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 8 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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