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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region

18 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of St Thomas Minnesota. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 18 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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Winona State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Minnesota - Duluth did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #9 on the list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Oglala Lakota College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal research programs. Located in the remote area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public college with a small student population.

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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 18 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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