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Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

3 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

With 1,149 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #17 most popular major in Missouri.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Missouri. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 269
Minnesota 965
Iowa 371
South Dakota 70
Nebraska 367
North Dakota 67

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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