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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$56,690 Avg Salary

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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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#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. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great place for law students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

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

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The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

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Taft University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, Taft Law School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

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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