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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Plains States Region

15 Colleges
$58,717 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Mitchell Hamline School of Law the most popular school in the Plains States Region for law students. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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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 medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Drake University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Plains States Region list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges 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 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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