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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

With 45,189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Colorado Boulder to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the # 3 spot on the list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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#4

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wyoming helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 261
Colorado 499
Montana 78
Idaho 138
Wyoming 78

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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