2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Research Master's Degree School for You
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 Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for legal research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the best value school in the Plains States Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.
UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.
UNL also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the Plains States Region . UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 a year.
UST MN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 per year.
UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at KU are $25,007 per year.
University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.
Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mizzou are $28,550 a year.
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Washburn University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Topeka.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Washburn University are $19,316 per year.
With a ranking of #9, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMKC are $27,803 per year.
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Washington University in St Louis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal research programs. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #2 for overall quality for legal research in the Plains States Region .
Best Legal Research Colleges by State
Explore the best legal research schools 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 |
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Legal Research Related Majors for Legal Research
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
| 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 10 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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