2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 27 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Hastings College of Law helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.
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Santa Clara University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree legal professions programs. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara.
Southwestern Law School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
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University of California - Irvine landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.
University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
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Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 6,896 |
Washington | 892 |
Oregon | 506 |
Hawaii | 128 |
Nevada | 265 |
Alaska | 32 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 36,216 |
Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
Legal Research | 6,874 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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