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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

25 Colleges
$68,162 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #40 most popular major in the country with 6,659 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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.

Check out the legal research master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Out of the 25 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pepperdine University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

About 55% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 45% are male.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Western School of Law landed the # 4 spot 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.

Of the 103 students majoring in legal research at California Western, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in legal research at UW Seattle, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 61% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 38 students majoring in legal research at USD, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in legal research at USFCA, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Women make up 50% of the legal research majors at the school.

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

Of the 22 students majoring in legal research at UC Hastings, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,054
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 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).

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