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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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$65,077 Avg Salary

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in California 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 analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 52% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

About 57% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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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 California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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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 California. UC Hastings is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 284 students majoring in legal professions at UC Hastings, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Law School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Southwestern Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 58% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 54% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

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California Western School of Law came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 207 students majoring in legal professions at California Western, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 201 students majoring in legal professions at UC Davis, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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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 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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