2024 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota

If you pursue a doctor's degree in legal professions, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #2 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of legal professions. Combined, these schools handed out 693 doctor's degrees in legal professions to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal professions students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for legal professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal professions students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Legal Professions Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Legal Professions in Minnesota

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for legal professions students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Minnesota Schools for a Doctorate in Legal Professions

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

227 Annual Graduates

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Saint Paul, MN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

322 Annual Graduates

Mitchell Hamline School of Law is a good decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Mitchell Hamline School of Law

Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	27	625
Kansas	26	202
Iowa	26	238
Nebraska	24	216
North Dakota	21	56
South Dakota	15	62

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Law	693

Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	103

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).
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