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2023 Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 61,055 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,427 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,141 and $25,761 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 908 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. To top this list, a school must have a successful legal professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate”.

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 233 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 170 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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 undergraduate students.

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 138 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 104 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 88 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming

University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 78 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 71 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Taft University System
Denver, Colorado

Taft University System did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Professions Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. Denver, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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