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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

39 Colleges
$65,077 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.

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The Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 52% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 337 students majoring in legal professions at UC Berkeley, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 305 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Marymount, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Hastings College of Law helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Hastings is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 57% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 59% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Southwestern Law School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Southwestern Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 46% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 210 students majoring in legal professions at UC Irvine, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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California Western School of Law landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 57% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 59% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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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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