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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$36,601 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Legal Research is the #50 most popular major in Minnesota with 78 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Colleges.

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
$46,221 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Hamline University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hamline are $46,221 per year.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $15,254 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UMN Twin Cities is ranked #5 for overall quality for legal research in Minnesota.

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$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great value for legal research students. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UST MN are $48,329 per year.

UST MN also took the #1 spot in our Best Legal Research Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 411
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.

  • 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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