Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Iowa

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$27,927 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,762 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is the #24 most popular major in Iowa with 371 degrees and certificates awarded 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're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa to see which 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 .

$5,220 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,220 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at DMACC take out is $14,243.

Read More…

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Iowa list.

Read More…

#3

Drake University

Des Moines, IA
$45,912 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Iowa list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drake are $45,912 a year. Legal Professions majors at Drake take out an average of $21,734 in student loans while working on their egree.

Drake not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Iowa list.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Drake University

Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 269
Minnesota 965
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.