2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Legal Studies in the Plains States Region

A bachelor's degree in legal studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #130 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 10 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of legal studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 bachelor's degrees in legal studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Legal Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The legal studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Legal Studies in the Plains States Region ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality legal studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for legal studies.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Studies in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in legal studies.

10 Most Well Attended Schools for Legal Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

39 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

Hamline University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in legal studies in Minnesota.

There were approximately 39 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Hamline University

2

Drake University
Des Moines, IA

31 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal studies needs to check out Drake University. Drake is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Des Moines. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in legal studies in Iowa. More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Drake University

2

Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

31 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NE

#1 Best Quality In NE

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Bellevue University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in legal studies in Nebraska.

There were roughly 31 legal studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Bellevue University

4

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal studies has to check out Webster University. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in legal studies in Missouri.

There were approximately 13 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Webster University

5

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in legal studies in Kansas.

There were roughly 12 legal studies individuals who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from University of Kansas

6

Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, MN

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MN

BLC is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Mankato.

There were roughly 8 legal studies individuals who graduated with this degree at BLC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Bethany Lutheran College

7

Doane University
Crete, NE

6 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NE

Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Crete.

There were about 6 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Doane Crete in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Doane University

8

Culver - Stockton College
Canton, MO

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

Located in the rural area of Canton, Culver - Stockton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 5 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Culver - Stockton in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Culver - Stockton College

9

Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO

#3 Most Popular In MO

Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Saint Louis University

9

Winona State University
Winona, MN

#3 Most Popular In MN

Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Winona State University

Best Legal Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	467	18
Minnesota	438	38
Kansas	349	4
Nebraska	326	40

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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Studies

One of 1 majors within the Non-Professional General Legal Studies area of study, Legal Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Legal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pre-Law	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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