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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

34 Colleges
$48,141 Avg Salary
$25,761 Avg Student Debt

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Denver

Denver, CO

Our analysis found University of Denver to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Denver.

After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from DU carry an average student debt load of $21,784.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Idaho is a great place for legal professions students. U of I is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Moscow.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Provo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The University of Montana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

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#7

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

With a ranking of #7, University of Wyoming did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#8

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Westminster, FRCC is a public school with a large student population.

Legal Professions majors at FRCC take out an average of $24,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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United States Air Force Academy came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of USAF Academy, USAFA is a public college with a small student population.

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Community College of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. CCD is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Denver.

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Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 616
Utah 323
Montana 85
Idaho 163
Wyoming 86

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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