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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in California

5 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 6,896 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in California to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

The colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA

Our analysis found Cerritos College to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in California. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norwalk.

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#2

MTI College

Sacramento, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MTI College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Sacramento, MTI College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Fremont College

Cerritos, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Fremont College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in California. Fremont College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Cerritos.

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#4

South Coast College

Orange, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Coast College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Orange, South Coast College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses landed the # 5 spot on the list. Humphreys University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 892
Oregon 506
Hawaii 128
Nevada 265
Alaska 32

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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