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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$71,104 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in California 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 Legal Research program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 17% of the legal research majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in California. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 5 students majoring in legal research at Golden Gate University - San Francisco, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 50% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of the Pacific is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 6 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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