2023 Best Law Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Law School for You
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The Best Law Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Law Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Law Schools
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mitchell Hamline School of Law. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Law Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out of the 14 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Law Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for law students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best law programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Creighton University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best law programs. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #8 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best law programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Best Law Colleges by State
Explore the best law schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 619 |
| Minnesota | 693 |
| Iowa | 237 |
| Kansas | 198 |
| Nebraska | 216 |
| North Dakota | 56 |
| South Dakota | 62 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Law
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 6,659 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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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