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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Missouri

14 Colleges
$42,976 Avg Salary
$37,449 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Missouri list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Kansas City is a great place for legal professions students. UMKC is a large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Missouri list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Louis Community College is a great place for legal professions students. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

With a ranking of #6, Webster University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Missouri ranking. Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

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Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Missouri list. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

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Missouri Western State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Located in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri Western is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Rockhurst University

Kansas City, MO

Rockhurst University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Missouri ranking. Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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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 14 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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