2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
With 965 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #18 most popular major in Minnesota.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to see which doctor's 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Legal Professions
Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
UST MN graduate students pay an average of $23,736 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Mitchell Hamline School of Law helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Mitchell Hamline graduate students pay an average of $49,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 269 |
| Iowa | 371 |
| South Dakota | 70 |
| Missouri | 1,149 |
| Nebraska | 367 |
| North Dakota | 67 |
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Legal Professions Related Majors for Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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