2025 Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Ranked #119 in popularity, legal studies is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 141 bachelor's degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Studies in Washington

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in legal studies.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Legal Studies

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

105 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal studies. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA

36 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Washington - Tacoma Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Located in the city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

Best Legal Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Legal Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	406
Alaska	87	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Studies

Legal Studies is one of 2 different types of Non-Professional General Legal Studies programs to choose from.

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).
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