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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region

41 Colleges
$59,936 Avg Salary
$19,643 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Legal Professions 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. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for legal professions students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of San Diego is a great place for legal professions students. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#5

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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California Western School of Law landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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University of California - Hastings College of Law landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. UC Hastings is a small public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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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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