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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

5 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the most popular school in Missouri for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 90% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Saint Louis Community College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Missouri. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in legal professions at MCC, 13% are male and 87% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

About 82% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies Report

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 college with a small student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Missouri Western State University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Siba is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Full Legal Professions at Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts Report

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 269
Minnesota 965
Iowa 371
South Dakota 70
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 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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