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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$37,879 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$59,936 Avg Salary

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 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 30 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges.

Our analysis found Thomas Jefferson School of Law to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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$9,670 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Portland Community College are $9,670 a year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Portland Community College carry an average student debtload of $23,666.

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#3

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA
$10,026 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 30 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Norwalk.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cerritos College are $10,026 a year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Cerritos College take out is $16,650.

Full Legal Professions at Cerritos College Report

#4

South Coast College

Orange, CA
$13,106 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Coast College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Orange, South Coast College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

South Coast College undergraduate students pay an average of $13,106 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

Out of the 30 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in tuition and fees each year.

Seattle U also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

Southwestern Law School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Berkeley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from UC Berkeley carry an average student debtload of $15,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $278, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Legal Professions at University of California - Berkeley Report

#8

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Loyola Marymount undergraduate students pay an average of $53,051 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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#9

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

Trinity Law School ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Trinity Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $43,012 per year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Legal Professions at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,896
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 25 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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