Best Legal Studies Schools Near Citrus Heights, CA (2026)

Citrus Heights, California has 10 accredited schools offering legal studies programs, with tuition ranging from $1,124 to $50,547 per year for indexed programs. Citrus Heights has a population of about 87,036. Median household income is $77,167 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 22.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, the top-earning legal studies-related role is Lawyer at a median $178,540 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer legal studies programs near Citrus Heights, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Citrus Heights city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all California schools on the California legal studies page.


Citrus Heights is part of the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area (BLS area code 40900). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to California statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$78,550Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$73,618
Lawyer$178,540Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$167,329
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$59,470Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$55,736

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.


Citrus Heights at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population87,036Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$77,167Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+22.2%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)106.7 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024


Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 10 accredited schools offering legal studies programs near Citrus Heights. The closest is Folsom Lake College in Folsom, CA (9.0 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is College of San Mateo (98.2 miles). 7 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying legal studies-related roles near Citrus Heights are: Lawyer ($178,540), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($78,550), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($59,470). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with California statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Roseville instead of Citrus Heights?

Roseville, CA is 5.3 miles from Citrus Heights and has its own set of local legal studies programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Citrus Heights’s median household income of $77,167 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Citrus Heights while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and California public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.


Other Programs Available in Citrus Heights

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Citrus Heights:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.