2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 61,055 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the legal professions undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Inver Hills Community College the best value school in the Plains States Region for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IHCC are $5,809 a year.
IHCC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Anoka.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Anoka Technical College are $6,075 a year.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at North Hennepin Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at North Hennepin Community College are $4,882 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washburn University are $19,876 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Washburn University is ranked #3 for overall quality for legal professions in the Plains States Region .
Best Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 269 |
Minnesota | 965 |
Iowa | 371 |
South Dakota | 70 |
Missouri | 1,149 |
Nebraska | 367 |
North Dakota | 67 |
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Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 36,216 |
Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
Legal Research | 6,874 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Majors Similar to Legal Professions
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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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