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2025 Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region

1 College in the Plains States Region
720 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$83,633 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in legal research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #114 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2025 Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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Master's Degrees in Legal Research
Doctor's Degrees in Legal Research

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal research degrees they offer, see the list below.

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's difficult to beat Hamline University if you wish to pursue a degree in legal research. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a degree in legal research from Hamline University

Explore the best legal research schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 91
Missouri 283 317
Kansas 266 10
Iowa 264 6
Nebraska 238 11
South Dakota 204 8

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One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Legal Research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Major Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies 392
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies 99
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence 76
Tax Law/Taxation 52
Tribal/Indigenous Law 36
Programs for Foreign Lawyers 21
Banking, Corporate, Finance, & Securities Law 21
Intellectual Property Law 13
Criminal Law and Procedure 4
Comparative Law 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,270
Legal Support Services 526
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 197
Legal Professions (Other) 78

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