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2023 Best Law Schools in Missouri

3 Colleges
$63,375 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law School for You

With 619 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #11 most popular major in Missouri.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Law Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Law Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Law Colleges.

Top Missouri Schools in Law

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Law at Washington University in St Louis Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for law students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Out of the 3 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Law Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Law Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 693
Iowa 237
Kansas 198
Nebraska 216
North Dakota 56
South Dakota 62

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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