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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in California

18 Colleges
$68,162 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #91 most popular major in California with 1,054 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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.

Check out the legal research master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in California for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pepperdine University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the legal research majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 55% of the legal research majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Western School of Law. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, California Western is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 52% are male.

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Out of the 18 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 41 students majoring in legal research at UCLA, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

About 47% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 53% are male.

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#7

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 53% are male.

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Of the 30 students majoring in legal research at UC Davis, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of California - Hastings College of Law ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Hastings is a small public school located in the city of San Francisco.

About 64% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 36% are male.

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

Women make up 55% of the legal research majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 18 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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