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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

13 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 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.

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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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the most popular 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 fairly large student population.

Of the 216 students majoring in legal professions at UC Berkeley, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Legal Professions at University of California - Berkeley Report

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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

Women make up 66% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 13 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 76% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Brandman University Report

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 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.

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

#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

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 college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

Full Legal Professions at University of La Verne Report

#6

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Women make up 60% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#7

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

Abraham Lincoln University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Los Angeles, Abraham Lincoln University is a private for-profit college with a 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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#8

Scripps College

Claremont, CA

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 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 #9 on the list. 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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With a ranking of #10, Fresno Pacific University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

Full Legal Professions at Fresno Pacific University Report

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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 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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