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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

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 master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 119 students majoring in legal professions at UC Berkeley, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California Western School of Law helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 103 students majoring in legal professions at California Western, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#6

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

Trinity Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, Trinity Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 61% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 50% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 47% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#10

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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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 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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