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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$24,151 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,059 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions (other) was ranked #190 in the country. In fact 2,013 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for other legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the best value school in the Plains States Region for legal professions (other) students. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Bellevue University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,310 in tuition and fees each year. Other Legal Professions majors at Bellevue University take out an average of $32,686 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bellevue University also did well on our Best Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Drake University is a great value for legal professions (other) students. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drake are $45,912 a year. On average, other legal professions graduates from Drake take out $21,734 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Drake also is in the top 5% of our Best Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Minnesota 0
Kansas 0
Iowa 26
Nebraska 63
North Dakota 0

Legal Professions (Other) is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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