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

13 Colleges
$68,162 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

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 master’s degree. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 279 students majoring in legal research at WUSTL, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 25 students majoring in legal research at UST MN, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

Women make up 52% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Of the 21 students majoring in legal research at Hamline, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 19 students majoring in legal research at UMN Twin Cities, 74% are male and 26% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 54% of the legal research majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Of the 11 students majoring in legal research at UNL, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

About 40% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#10

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

With a ranking of #10, Washburn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Topeka.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal research at Washburn University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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

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 13 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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