2024 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Legal Professions is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 625 doctor's degrees in legal professions to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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

The 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 the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Legal Professions in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in legal professions.

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in Legal Professions

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

249 Annual Graduates

Washington University in St Louis is a great choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in legal professions. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

121 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Missouri - Kansas City if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in legal professions. UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City.More information about a doctorate in legal professions from University of Missouri - Kansas City

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
Minnesota	27	693
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	619
Legal Research	6

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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