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Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs 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.

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Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the best school in California for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Golden Gate University - San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 4 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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