2023 Best Value Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree School for You
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for legal research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Legal Research
Our 2023 rankings named Golden Gate University - San Francisco the best value school in the Far Western US Region for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
Golden Gate University - San Francisco graduate students pay an average of $19,875 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Stanford University is a great value for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stanford is ranked #1 for overall quality for legal research in the Far Western US Region .
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Request InformationBest Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,054 |
| Washington | 108 |
| Oregon | 26 |
| Nevada | 8 |
| Hawaii | 7 |
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Majors Related to Legal Research
Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
| 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 4 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.