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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges
$48,141 Avg Salary
$25,761 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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#3

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for legal professions students. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

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#5

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the town of Moscow.

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The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges 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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