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2023 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

26 Colleges
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Law is the #28 most popular major in the country with 36,216 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the law doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Far Western US Region . USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Hastings College of Law helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public school with a small student population.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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#7

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

Southwestern Law School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree law programs. Southwestern Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4,128
Washington 514
Oregon 408
Nevada 166
Hawaii 109

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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