2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region

Legal Professions is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #16 out of the 37 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 110 master's degrees in legal professions during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Legal Professions School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in legal professions matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality legal professions program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Legal Professions Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for legal professions.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Professions in the Rocky Mountains Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal professions.

Most Well Attended Schools for Legal Professions Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Denver
Denver, CO

61 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in legal professions has to look into University of Denver. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in Colorado.

There were about 61 legal professions individuals who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

23 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CO

#2 Best Quality In CO

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in legal professions has to look into University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boulder. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in Colorado.

There were approximately 23 legal professions individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in legal professions has to check out University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in legal professions in Utah.

There were roughly 16 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in legal professions. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Provo.

There were about 9 legal professions individuals who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Taft University System
Denver, CO

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Taft Law School is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Denver.

There were roughly 1 legal professions individuals who graduated with this degree at Taft Law School in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Legal Professions Colleges by State

Explore the most popular legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	30	50
Utah	30	7

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	74
Legal Professions (Other)	36

Majors Similar to Legal Professions

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service	1,771
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	305
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	209

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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