2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region
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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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The Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Schools
Our analysis found Hamline University to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent 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.
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 Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The excellent 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 very large student population.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #8 on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
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University of North Dakota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Legal Professions 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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University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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 12 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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