2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree 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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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 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 Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Mitchell Hamline School of Law to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Mitchell Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Of the 322 students majoring in legal professions at Mitchell Hamline, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Full Legal Professions at Mitchell Hamline School of Law Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 249 students majoring in legal professions at WUSTL, 53% are male and 47% are female.
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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 48% are male.
Full Legal Professions at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Saint Louis University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 172 students majoring in legal professions at SLU, 44% are male and 56% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 144 students majoring in legal professions at UST MN, 45% are male and 55% are female.
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University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 42% of the legal professions majors at the school.
With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 54% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Full Legal Professions at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 113 students majoring in legal professions at UNL, 50% are male and 50% are female.
Creighton University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.
Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.
University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 102 students majoring in legal professions at KU, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges 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 |
Majors Related to Legal Professions
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 15 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).
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