2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Professions
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Women make up 58% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hamline University 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 large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Of the 50 students majoring in legal professions at Hamline, 18% are male and 82% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Webster University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Of the 9 students majoring in legal professions at Mizzou, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Mary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
Of the 4 students majoring in legal professions at UND, 50% are male and 50% are female.
University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 8 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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