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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$32,475 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,062 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 45,189 legal professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson School of Law the best value school in the Far Western US Region for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Thomas Jefferson School of Law are $1,620 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 per year.

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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 medium-sized city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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#4

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Seattle University is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Seattle U are $14,310 per year.

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#5

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Trinity Law School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Santa Ana, Trinity Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trinity Law School are $13,650 a year.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $28,410 per year.

USD also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #7, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Loyola Marymount graduate students pay an average of $19,922 in tuition and fees each year.

Loyola Marymount also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Legal Professions at Loyola Marymount University Report

University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA also made our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #5.

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#9

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SCU are $25,170 per year.

SCU also made our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #4.

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#10

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stanford is ranked #2 for overall quality for legal professions in the Far Western US Region .

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Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,637
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 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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