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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Far Western US Region

38 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

Check out the law 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 California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for law students. 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 38 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 38 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. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Hastings College of Law landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southwestern Law School is a great place for law students. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Diego is a great place for law students. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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California Western School of Law ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California Western is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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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.

  • 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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