Ranked #28 in popularity, law is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Law Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 4,252 degrees in law to qualified students.
The law program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Law rankings. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Law Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in law has to check out University of California - Berkeley. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools 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. Law degree recipients from University of California - Berkeley earn a boost of approximately $120,522 over the average income of law graduates.
University of La Verne is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in law. ULV is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of La Verne. This university ranks 78th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 74 law students who graduated with this degree at ULV in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses if you want to pursue a degree in law. Located in the large city of Stockton, Humphreys University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. This university ranks 150th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 13 law students who graduated with this degree at Humphreys University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The law program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Law rankings. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
