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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

8 Colleges
$56,690 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, law was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 36,216 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Colleges.

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our 2023 rankings named University of Denver the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for law students. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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 Law Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 8 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #6, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Montana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Taft University System landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the city of Denver, Taft Law School is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 429
Utah 192
Idaho 138
Montana 71
Wyoming 78

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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