2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
With 36,216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mitchell Hamline School of Law to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Women make up 55% of the law majors at the school.
Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 243 students majoring in law at WUSTL, 53% are male and 47% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
About 52% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 48% are male.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Plains States Region . SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
Of the 172 students majoring in law at SLU, 44% are male and 56% are female.
Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 5 spot on the list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Of the 144 students majoring in law at UST MN, 45% are male and 55% are female.
University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
About 42% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 58% are male.
With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
About 54% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 46% are male.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.
About 50% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 50% are male.
With a ranking of #9, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 50% are male.
Drake University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree law programs. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Des Moines.
About 46% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 54% are male.
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 |
Law Related Majors
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 15 schools only.
- 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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