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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

25 Colleges
$68,162 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Of the 215 students majoring in legal research at USC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Pepperdine University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 139 students majoring in legal research at Pepperdine, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Of the 119 students majoring in legal research at UC Berkeley, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California Western School of Law is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 48% of the legal research majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the legal research majors at the school.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

About 61% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USD is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Women make up 47% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the legal research majors at the school.

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University of California - Davis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

About 50% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Of the 22 students majoring in legal research at UC Irvine, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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