2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree School for You
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.
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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $11,255 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Missouri. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
UMKC graduate students pay an average of $11,745 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great value for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
WUSTL graduate students pay an average of $58,288 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 269 |
| Minnesota | 965 |
| Iowa | 371 |
| South Dakota | 70 |
| 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 Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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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