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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California

4 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 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 Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which graduate certificate 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.

Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 342 students majoring in legal professions at USC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in legal professions at USD, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Legal Professions at University of San Diego Report

#3

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 47 students majoring in legal professions at Loyola Marymount, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Loyola Marymount University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Golden Gate University - San Francisco is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Legal Professions at Golden Gate University - San Francisco Report

Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges 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 4 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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