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2023 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

14 Colleges
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, law was ranked #28 in the country. In fact 36,216 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Law 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. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the law doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree 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.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Mitchell Hamline School of Law is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Mitchell Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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#3

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Law Doctor’s Degree 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.

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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 law schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#8

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #8 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree law programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#10

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota ranked #10 on this year’s Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 619
Minnesota 693
Kansas 198
Iowa 237
Nebraska 216
North Dakota 56
South Dakota 62

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

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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