by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 221 associate degrees in legal professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of legal professions for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality legal professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 associate degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal professions.
Every student who is interested in an associate degree in legal professions has to take a look at Des Moines Area Community College. DMACC is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Ankeny.More information about a associate in legal professions from Des Moines Area Community College
Rasmussen University - Minnesota is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in legal professions. Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in legal professions from Rasmussen University - Minnesota
Inver Hills Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in legal professions. Located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in legal professions from Inver Hills Community College
Every student who is interested in an associate degree in legal professions has to look into Saint Louis Community College. Located in the large suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in legal professions from Saint Louis Community College
North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.More information about a associate in legal professions from North Hennepin Community College
Kirkwood Community College is a large public college located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a associate in legal professions from Kirkwood Community College
MCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Kansas City.More information about a associate in legal professions from Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 37 | 67 |
| Kansas | 35 | 29 |
| Nebraska | 34 | 16 |
| Iowa | 33 | 50 |
| South Dakota | 32 | 8 |
| Missouri | 32 | 60 |
| North Dakota | 26 | 7 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 203 |
| Legal Research | 16 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 2 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 1,268 |