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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$19,756 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola Marymount University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Los Angeles, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal studies students 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 are $19,756, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Loyola Marymount Legal Studies Report

#2

The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law at Ventura

Ventura, California

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law at Ventura. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Located in Ventura, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Ventura College of Law also made our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2.

Full Ventura College of Law Legal Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies

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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