2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 166 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$13,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #1 spot on the list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drake, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drake are $11,932, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $48-$75k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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