2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Missouri
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions 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.
The Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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.
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 in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in Missouri for legal professions students. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.
Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best Legal Professions Schools in Missouri rankings.
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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Missouri. UMKC is a large public school located in the city of Kansas City.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per 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. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.
WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our Best Legal Professions 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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