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2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

Out of the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked 6th in California. In fact, 5,637 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 622
Oregon 434
Nevada 187
Hawaii 116
Alaska 3

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 4 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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