2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master'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 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 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 Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 279 students majoring in legal professions at WUSTL, 35% are male and 65% are female.
Full Legal Professions at Washington University in St Louis Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 66% of the legal professions majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota 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 large city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 72% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 52% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Full Legal Professions at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 90% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 10% are male.
Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
About 95% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 5% are male.
With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 26% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 23% of the legal professions majors at the school.
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.
About 54% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 46% are male.
Full Legal Professions at University of Minnesota - Duluth Report
With a ranking of #10, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 67% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Read full report on Legal Professions at University of Missouri - Columbia
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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