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2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in California

14 Colleges
$61,809 Avg Salary
$19,221 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in California to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Legal Professions Colleges.

#1

Westcliff University

Irvine, CA

Our analysis found Westcliff University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue an online degree in California. Westcliff University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

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The excellent online programs at Tri-Community Adult Education helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in California. Located in the suburb of Covina, Tri-Community Adult Education is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent online programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#5

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 14 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Abraham Lincoln University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Los Angeles, Abraham Lincoln University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #6, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

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#7

Downey Adult School

Downey, CA

With a ranking of #7, Downey Adult School did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. Downey Adult School is a small public school located in the suburb of Downey.

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#8

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 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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Los Angeles Mission College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Legal Professions Schools in California list. Los Angeles Mission College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Sylmar.

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#10

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 892
Oregon 506
Hawaii 128
Nevada 265
Alaska 32

More Legal Professions Rankings in California

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 14 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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