2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree School for You
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
Of the 215 students majoring in legal professions at USC, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Pepperdine University 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 . Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.
Of the 139 students majoring in legal professions at Pepperdine, 20% are male and 80% are female.
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Out of the 33 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 55% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Western School of Law. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. California Western is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.
Women make up 48% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.
Of the 100 students majoring in legal professions at UW Seattle, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Trinity Law School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Trinity Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Ana.
Of the 72 students majoring in legal professions at Trinity Law School, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 49 students majoring in legal professions at UCLA, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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University of San Diego landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 42 students majoring in legal professions at USD, 50% are male and 50% are female.
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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 53% are male.
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University of San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 32 students majoring in legal professions at USFCA, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
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 |
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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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