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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$10,935 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,801 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Anoka Technical College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 per year.

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#2

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Inver Hills Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IHCC are $5,809 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IHCC also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#3

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Hennepin Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Hennepin Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#4

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College are $7,072 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Des Moines Area Community College is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $10,440 per year.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $9,210 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Fargo.

Rasmussen University - North Dakota undergraduate students pay an average of $11,847 in tuition and fees each year.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota undergraduate students pay an average of $13,558 in tuition and fees each year.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Topeka, Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Rasmussen University - Kansas undergraduate students pay an average of $13,639 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 11 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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