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2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 61,055 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Check out the legal professions graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the best school in the Plains States Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 269
Minnesota 965
Iowa 371
South Dakota 70
Missouri 1,149
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 5 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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