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

5 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 342 students majoring in legal professions at USC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Full Legal Professions at University of Southern California Report

#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Of the 102 students majoring in legal professions at USD, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Marymount, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Anchorage, UAA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Golden Gate University - San Francisco

Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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