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

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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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree 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 master’s degree in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 56% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#2

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

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 California. Pepperdine is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

About 80% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 119 students majoring in legal professions at UC Berkeley, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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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 California list. California Western is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Of the 103 students majoring in legal professions at California Western, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#5

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Law School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Trinity Law School is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Ana.

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

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#7

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #7, University of San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

Women make up 47% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#9

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 47% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 53% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Hastings College of Law did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in legal professions at UC Hastings, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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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 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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