2024 Best Dispute Resolution Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Dispute Resolution isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #185 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for dispute resolution students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 151 master's degrees in dispute resolution during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on dispute resolution students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other dispute resolution students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for dispute resolution to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized dispute resolution related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for dispute resolution students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Dispute Resolution Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Dispute Resolution in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in dispute resolution.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Dispute Resolution

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

28 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in dispute resolution has to look into University of Southern California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in dispute resolution from University of Southern California

2

Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA

116 Annual Graduates

$41,371 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Pepperdine University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in dispute resolution. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, dispute resolution master's recipients generally make about $41,371 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in dispute resolution from Pepperdine University

Best Dispute Resolution Colleges by State

Explore the best dispute resolution colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	151

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Dispute Resolution Related Rankings by Major

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Dispute Resolution has other similar majors worth exploring.

Dispute Resolution Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Dispute Resolution	151

Majors Similar to Dispute Resolution

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sustainability Science	195
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	175
Gerontology	161
Nutrition Science	133
Human Computer Interaction	119
International Studies	88
Biological & Physical Science	83
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	82
Behavioral Science	81
Museum Studies	65

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.