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

4 Ranked Colleges
549 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 695 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 549 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 121 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $9,694 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UW Seattle.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#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 Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of California - 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Studies 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 studies 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%.

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#3

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 155 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend UC Santa Cruz is $15,253 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal studies 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%.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies 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 - Tacoma Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 35 students in 2019-2020.

UW Tacoma also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is $9,213 for far western us region bachelor’s degree legal studies 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%.

Read more about Legal Studies 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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