by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Law Major in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Law is the 28th most popular major in the country with 36,411 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , law graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $64,543 and had an average of $112,523 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 269 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,372 and $81,897 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Law Major in Iowa” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in law. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in law.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Law Major in Iowa” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa law students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Law Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Des Moines, Iowa, and it awarded 108 ’s law degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Law Major in Iowa. University of Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 161 ’s law degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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