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

4 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 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal research doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

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

About 17% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 83% are male.

Full Legal Research at Washington University in St Louis Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal research at KU, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Full Legal Research at University of Iowa Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Plains States Region . UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

Full Legal Research at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

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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 4 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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