2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California
Finding the Best Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
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.
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The Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 216 students majoring in legal professions at UC Berkeley, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Cruz helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in California. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.
Women make up 66% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree 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.
Women make up 76% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Humphreys University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Stockton.
Of the 21 students majoring in legal professions at Humphreys University, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of La Verne. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.
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National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Women make up 60% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Abraham Lincoln University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Los Angeles, Abraham Lincoln University is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
About 33% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 67% are male.
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Scripps College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Scripps is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.
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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 50% are male.
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Fresno Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 892 |
| Oregon | 506 |
| Hawaii | 128 |
| Nevada | 265 |
| Alaska | 32 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Majors Similar to Legal Professions
| 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 13 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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