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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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598 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 10,452 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,653 and $87,352 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 598 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The legal professions 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 Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 121 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $7,850 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Legal Professions at UW Seattle

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 184 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Berkeley is $8,392 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read full report on Legal Professions at UC Berkeley

#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 155 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for UC Santa Cruz is $10,872 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UC Santa Cruz Legal Professions Report

#8 in overall quality

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 #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Stockton, California. It awarded 14 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Humphreys University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $9,334 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Humphreys University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full Humphreys University Legal Professions Report

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Tacoma, Washington, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma also took the #9 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW Tacoma is $6,545 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW Tacoma Legal Professions Report

#6

National University

La Jolla, California
#6 in overall quality

National University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 12 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Professions at National University

#7

Brandman University

Irvine, California
#1 in overall quality

Brandman University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brandman University is located in Irvine, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandman, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brandman University is $19,981 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Legal Professions at Brandman

#8

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#7 in overall quality

University of La Verne came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Verne, California. It awarded 20 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULV, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $21,297 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ULV.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Legal Professions at ULV

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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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