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Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region

26 Colleges
$65,207 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Law 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 programs for students.

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2023 Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for law majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Law Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for law students. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent 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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Hastings College of Law landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

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Best Law Colleges by State

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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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