If you plan on majoring in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #508 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 141 degrees in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence School
The american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence rankings. We derive our Best Overall American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Rankings by Degree Level
The american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence 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 American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
University of California - Hastings College of Law is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. Located in the large city of San Francisco, UC Hastings is a public university with a small student population.
There were about 10 american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students who graduated with this degree at UC Hastings in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence needs to check out University of California - Irvine. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 22 american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.
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).