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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,086 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,672 and had an average of $34,776 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 175 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,926 and $43,266 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in non-professional general legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality non-professional general legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Bellevue University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,043 for plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Bellevue University.

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#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.

Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $22,880 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Hamline.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $20,981 for plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Kansas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #4 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 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Webster also took the #4 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $24,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Des Moines, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2019-2020.

Drake also made our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $30,031 for plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Drake University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

Creighton University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Omaha, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Creighton has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Creighton University is $30,636 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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