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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 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 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

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 large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Plains States Region . 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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#3

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Webster is a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate 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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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Dakota is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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

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 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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