2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Plains States Region

A master's degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #218 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 59 master's degrees in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Plains States Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students usually has them for a reason. 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.

More Ways to Rank American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence.

Most Well Attended Schools for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Students Working on Their Master's

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

58 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington University in St Louis if you want to pursue a master's degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence in Missouri.

There were roughly 58 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

University of Kansas is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence in Kansas.

There were roughly 1 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence individuals who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence from University of Kansas

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University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

#2 Most Popular In MO

University of Missouri - Columbia is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Colleges by State

Explore the most popular American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	346	96
Kansas	244	1

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American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Related Rankings by Major

American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence is one of 15 different types of Legal Research programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	298
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies	43
Intellectual Property Law	24
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	11
Tribal/Indigenous Law	11
Tax Law/Taxation	8

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.