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2023 Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 6,659 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Research Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 411
Minnesota 78
Iowa 6
Kansas 10
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 4

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
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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