Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Nebraska

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Nebraska

8 Colleges
$37,752 Avg Salary
$34,612 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is the #17 most popular major in Nebraska with 367 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Nebraska ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Nebraska to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in Nebraska for legal professions students. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Full Legal Professions at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

The excellent programs at Creighton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Nebraska. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Legal Professions at Creighton University Report

#3

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bellevue University is a great place for legal professions students. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

On average, legal professions graduates from Bellevue University take out $33,682 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Bellevue University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Nebraska list. MCC is a large public school located in the city of Omaha.

Full Legal Professions at Metropolitan Community College Report

The excellent programs at College of Saint Mary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Nebraska. Saint Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

Read full report on Legal Professions at College of Saint Mary

University of Nebraska at Omaha did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Legal Professions at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#7

Doane University

Crete, NE

Doane University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the town of Crete, Doane Crete is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Legal Professions at Doane University Report

Western Nebraska Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Nebraska ranking. Located in the town of Scottsbluff, WNCC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Western Nebraska Community College

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 269
Minnesota 965
Iowa 371
South Dakota 70
Missouri 1,149
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.