2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research Master'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.
The Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Jefferson School of Law the best value school in the Far Western US Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law graduate students pay an average of $1,620 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Golden Gate University - San Francisco landed the # 2 spot on the list. Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. 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 made our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Seattle University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Seattle U graduate students pay an average of $14,310 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $28,410 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USD also did well on our Best Legal Research Master’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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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal research programs. 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.
UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
SCU graduate students pay an average of $25,170 in tuition and fees each year.
SCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Stanford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.
Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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University of California - Irvine came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 a year.
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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.
UC Davis graduate students pay an average of $28,710 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 20 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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