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2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges
$53,103 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 6,874 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the best school for legal research students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Golden Gate University - San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Far Western US Region . Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,054
Washington 108
Oregon 26
Nevada 8
Hawaii 7

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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