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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in the Plains States Region

46 Ranked Colleges
226 Degrees Awarded
$34,692 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region

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Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 67,032 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $50,137 and had an average of $67,839 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,791 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,463 and $47,148 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 226 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 46 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region”.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 0 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, South Dakota

Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oglala Lakota College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kyle, South Dakota, and it awarded 21 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region. Drury University - CCPS is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sitting Bull College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Sitting Bull College is a public institution located in Fort Yates, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rasmussen University - North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. IHCC is a small public school situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. It awarded 17 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Saint Louis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis Community College is located in Bridgeton, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 25 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

North Hennepin Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Kirkwood Community College Legal Professions Report

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Anoka Technical College
Anoka, Minnesota

With a ranking of #10, Anoka Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Anoka Technical College is located in Anoka, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Anoka Technical College Legal Professions Report

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National American University - Rapid City landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Metropolitan Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 13 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full MCC Legal Professions Report

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Hutchinson Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school situated in Hutchinson, Kansas. It awarded 5 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is located in St. Cloud, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full MCC Legal Professions Report

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Lake Superior College
Duluth, Minnesota

With a ranking of #16, Lake Superior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. LSC is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #18, Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Alexandria, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #19. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Des Moines Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #20. Des Moines Area Community College is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 15 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

Missouri Western State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 1 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Missouri Western Legal Professions Report

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Grantham University
LIttle Rock, Arkansas

Grantham University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. LIttle Rock, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, Minnesota

Ridgewater College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Ridgewater College is a small school located in Willmar, Minnesota that handed out 2 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Iowa Lakes Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Lakes Community College is located in Estherville, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Marshalltown Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Marshalltown Community College is located in Marshalltown, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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