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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$65,077 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 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree 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. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 344 students majoring in legal professions at UCLA, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 57% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at University of California - Berkeley Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 57% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Hastings College of Law. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 227 students majoring in legal professions at USD, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Southwestern Law School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Far Western US Region . Southwestern Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 227 students majoring in legal professions at Southwestern Law School, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

Of the 217 students majoring in legal professions at SCU, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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California Western School of Law landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. California Western is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

About 57% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

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University of California - Davis ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 41% are male.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges 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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