2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 45,189 legal professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 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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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the best school in the Plains States Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mitchell Hamline School of Law is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Mitchell Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Drake University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
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University of North Dakota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
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Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 210 |
| Missouri | 1,062 |
| Minnesota | 821 |
| Iowa | 272 |
| North Dakota | 60 |
| Nebraska | 233 |
| South Dakota | 62 |
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Legal Professions Related Rankings by Major
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Research | 6,659 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration & Social Service | 53,252 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 13,045 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 10,452 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,613 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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).
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