2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Bachelor'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.
The Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW Tacoma are $40,026 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Tacoma also did well on our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $39,906 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW Seattle also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Santa Cruz are $43,824 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Humphreys University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Stockton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Humphreys University are $14,580 per year.
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University of La Verne ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ULV are $45,850 a year.
Request InformationBest 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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Legal Professions Related Majors for 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 6 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).
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