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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

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.

The Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

Of the 233 students majoring in legal professions at DU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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

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

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

Of the 138 students majoring in legal professions at U of I, 59% are male and 41% are female.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 104 students majoring in legal professions at BYU, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

About 40% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming 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 #6 on the list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Laramie.

Women make up 40% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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The University of Montana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Women make up 48% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at The University of Montana Report

Taft University System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Taft Law School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

Of the 26 students majoring in legal professions at Taft Law School, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Explore the best legal professions schools 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 8 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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