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2025 Best Legal Research Schools in California

1 College in California
2,265 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$83,633 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in legal research, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #114 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

There was only one school in California to review for the 2025 Best Legal Research Schools in California ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Master's Degrees in Legal Research
Doctor's Degrees in Legal Research

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 Legal Research Schools in California list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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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 legal research degree levels they offer.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
410 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
69.5% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is a great decision for students interested in a degree in legal research. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the legal research program state that they receive average early career earnings of $60,003.

More information about a degree in legal research from University of California - Berkeley

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 108
Oregon 266 26
Nevada 192 8
Hawaii 164 7

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Legal Research is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 919
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 809
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 185
Tax Law/Taxation 88
Arts and Entertainment Law 84
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 60
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law 47
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 37
Comparative Law 20
International Law & Legal Studies 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 4,252
Legal Support Services 1,687
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 729
Legal Professions (Other) 482

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