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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$48,141 Avg Salary
$25,761 Avg Student Debt

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 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. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which 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.

Check out the legal professions 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 degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place for legal professions students. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the # 4 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UM is a large public school located in the small city of Missoula.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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Taft University System landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Taft Law School is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

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

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