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2023 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in California

14 Colleges
$68,162 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 1,054 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal research students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in California to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#3

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of San Diego is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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California Western School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of California - Hastings College of Law ranked #10 on this year’s Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Hastings is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 108
Oregon 26
Nevada 8
Hawaii 7

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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