2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Research School for You
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for legal research students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Colleges.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Schools
Our analysis found Hamline University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNL also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UST MN are $48,329 a year.
UST MN also made our Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.
The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.
University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KU are $28,034 a year.
With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
With a ranking of #8, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.
Iowa also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Washburn University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $19,876 per year.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #10 on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMKC are $28,023 a year.
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Best Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research colleges 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 |
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Legal Research Related Majors for Legal Research
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Research
| 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 11 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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