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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in California

30 Colleges
$67,324 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

With 4,128 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #29 most popular major in California.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 California.

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in California. 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

The excellent programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in California. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Hastings College of Law helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Law School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in California list. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-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 California 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 California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

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California Western School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. California Western is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 514
Oregon 408
Nevada 166
Hawaii 109

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

Majors Similar to Law

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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