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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$20,018 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,016 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Minnesota 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.

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.

Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

$6,075 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Anoka Technical College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. Located in the suburb of Anoka, Anoka Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a year.

Full Legal Professions at Anoka Technical College Report

#2

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN
$5,809 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Minnesota list. IHCC is a small public school located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IHCC are $5,809 per year. Legal Professions majors at IHCC take out an average of $22,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Legal Professions at Inver Hills Community College Report

#3

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$4,882 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

North Hennepin Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at North Hennepin Community College take out is $27,804.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Hennepin Community College also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Minnesota list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Legal Professions at North Hennepin Community College Report

#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
$46,221 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Minnesota list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hamline are $46,221 per year. On average, legal professions graduates from Hamline take out $23,688 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $222.

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$13,558 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Minnesota list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota undergraduate students pay an average of $13,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Rasmussen University - Minnesota carry an average student debtload of $28,835.

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$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. 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 undergraduate at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in Minnesota ranking.

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$48,329 Average Tuition & Fees

University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal professions programs. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UST MN are $48,329 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 #2 for overall quality for legal professions in Minnesota.

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 269
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 7 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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