Best Legal Studies Schools Near Pittsburg, CA (2026)

Pittsburg, California has 16 accredited schools offering legal studies programs, with tuition ranging from $1,124 to $50,547 per year for indexed programs. Pittsburg has a population of about 75,868. Median household income is $101,099 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 23.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, the top-earning legal studies-related role is Lawyer at a median $212,500 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer legal studies programs near Pittsburg, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Pittsburg 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.


Pittsburg is part of the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area (BLS area code 41860). 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$84,030San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$72,690
Lawyer$212,500San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$183,824
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$79,410San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$68,694

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.


Pittsburg at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population75,868Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$101,099Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+23.5%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)115.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024


Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 16 accredited schools offering legal studies programs near Pittsburg. The closest is University of California-Berkeley in Berkeley, CA (22.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is San Jose City College (48.6 miles). 8 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 Pittsburg are: Lawyer ($212,500), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($84,030), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($79,410). 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 Antioch instead of Pittsburg?

Antioch, CA is 6.2 miles from Pittsburg 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.

Pittsburg’s median household income of $101,099 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg

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

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.