Law is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of law. Combined, these schools handed out 514 degrees in law to qualified students.
The law program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Law rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for law schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The law 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 the Best Law Schools in Washington.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the law degree levels they offer.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in law. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 172 law students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the law major at University of Washington - Seattle Campus make $9,216 more than the standard graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat Seattle University if you want to pursue a degree in law. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 198 law students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, law degree recipients usually make about $59,130 in the first five years of their career.
Gonzaga University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in law. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Spokane. This university ranks 3rd out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 144 law students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, law degree recipients generally make about $52,437 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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The law program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Law rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for law schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
