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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in California

30 Colleges
$67,324 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Law Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 30 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for law students. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Hastings College of Law. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern Law School is a great place for law students. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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California Western School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. California Western is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
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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