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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,546 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 695 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 40 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree legal studies students with aid.

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Humphreys University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Humphreys University are $13,200, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses Legal Studies Report

#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #2 spot on the list. Loyola Marymount University is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 10 masters’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount University are $19,756, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Loyola Marymount Legal Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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