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2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Legal Research is the #91 most popular major in California with 1,054 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school 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 California. 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 all the Best Legal Research Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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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