2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Minnesota to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master's in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the best value school in Minnesota for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 per year.
UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #2.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of St Thomas Minnesota is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UST MN are $23,736 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UST MN is ranked #1 for overall quality for legal professions in Minnesota.
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Request InformationBest Value Legal Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region
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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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