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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Far Western US Region

26 Colleges
$73,396 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Colleges.

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

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pepperdine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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The excellent programs at California Western School of Law helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #6, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. 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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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal research programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #9, University of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Davis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal research programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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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 25 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).

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