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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,715 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,390 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor'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 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Full Legal Professions at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $14,070 per year.

Read full report on Legal Professions at University of California - Santa Cruz

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Humphreys University are $14,580 a year.

Full Legal Professions at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses Report

#4

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of La Verne is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ULV are $45,850 per year.

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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.

  • 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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