2025 Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region
4Colleges in the Far Western US Region
5,406Law Degrees Awarded
$76,202Avg Early-Career Salary
Law is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 5,406 degrees in law to qualified students.
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for law schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The law school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Law Schools in the Far Western US Region.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the law degree levels they offer.
University of California - Berkeley is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in law. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 359 law students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the law program at University of California - Berkeley get $120,522 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in law. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 157 law students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the law major at University of Washington - Seattle Campus earn $4,877 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
It is hard to beat University of La Verne if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 78th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 74 law students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in law needs to take a look at Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses. Humphreys University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Stockton. This university ranks 150th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 13 law students who graduated with this degree at Humphreys University in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for law schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
