2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,722 and had an average of $45,823 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 77 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,900 and $61,450 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The other legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s other legal professions students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#2

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$11,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other legal professions degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drake University are $11,932.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Drake

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (Income $30-$48k)

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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