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2023 Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$47,010 Avg Salary

Legal Research is the #107 most popular major in the country with 6,874 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a .

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the best school in the Plains States Region for legal research students. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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The excellent programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for legal research students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for legal research students. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #7, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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#8

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal research students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best legal research programs. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 411
Minnesota 91
Kansas 10
Iowa 6
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 8

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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