2025 Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in legal professions sits in the middle of the road, ranking #18 out of 37 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of legal professions. Combined, these schools handed out 500 master's degrees in legal professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt legal professions students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal professions related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Professions in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Legal Professions

1

Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in legal professions needs to take a look at Hamline University. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Hamline University

2

Webster University
Saint Louis, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Webster University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in legal professions. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Webster University

Best Legal Professions Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	32	330
Minnesota	31	78
Kansas	30	6
Iowa	29	34
Nebraska	29	13

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	457
Legal Professions (Other)	26
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	17

Majors Similar to Legal Professions

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	414

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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