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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
598 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Salary
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 121 students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $9,694 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Legal Professions Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 184 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Berkeley is $13,081 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full University of California - Berkeley Legal Professions Report

#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 155 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC Santa Cruz is $15,253 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full UC Santa Cruz Legal Professions Report

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Humphreys University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Humphreys University is $14,392 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Legal Professions at Humphreys University

#5

National University

La Jolla, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at National University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

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 full report on Legal Professions at National University

#9 in overall quality

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus came in at #6 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 $48-$75k ranking. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this medium-sized public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Tacoma, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is $9,213 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Professions at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

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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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