2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Plains States Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Professions
Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 42% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 82% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
Women make up 67% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Mary landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.
Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools 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 |
Majors Related to 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 |
Majors Similar 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 8 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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