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

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$65,077 Avg Salary

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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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in California 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 California.

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

About 52% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 48% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 337 students majoring in legal professions at UC Berkeley, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#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 large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 305 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Marymount, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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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 California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.

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

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#5

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Diego is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 30 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Law School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southwestern Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 58% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#7

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Clara.

About 54% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 46% are male.

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University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 210 students majoring in legal professions at UC Irvine, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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California Western School of Law ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. California Western is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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

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University of California - Davis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 59% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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