2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate 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 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 value experiences for legal research students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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 Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Research
Our 2023 rankings named Loyola Marymount University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Golden Gate University - San Francisco are $19,875 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate 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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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 3 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.