2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Missouri to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Missouri
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.
Most Popular Missouri Schools for an Associate in Legal Professions
Our analysis found Saint Louis Community College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in Missouri. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Women make up 90% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in legal professions at MCC, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Out of the 5 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the # 3 spot on the list. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.
About 82% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 18% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the small city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 25% are male.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Missouri. Siba is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 269 |
| Minnesota | 965 |
| Iowa | 371 |
| South Dakota | 70 |
| Nebraska | 367 |
| North Dakota | 67 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
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 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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