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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in California

31 Colleges
$61,809 Avg Salary
$19,221 Avg Student Debt

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in California 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 California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 31 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 fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in California list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

Out of the 31 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 school with a large student population.

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California Western School of Law came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit college 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 city of San Francisco.

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#8

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#10

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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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 26 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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