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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

25 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's 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 bachelor's degree.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our 2023 rankings named Bellevue University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 62% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Bellevue University Report

#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in legal professions at Drake, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#3

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 25 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 39 students majoring in legal professions at Hamline, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Moorhead helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . MSU Moorhead is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.

Women make up 72% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#5

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Washburn University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in legal professions at Washburn University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at University of Kansas Report

#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 89% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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College of Saint Mary ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 269
Minnesota 965
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 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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