Legal Professions is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #16 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,168 degrees in legal professions annually.
The legal professions program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Professions rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for legal professions schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Minnesota.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal professions degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in legal professions has to take a look at Hamline University. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Paul. A Best Colleges rank of #559 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Hamline is a great university overall.
There were roughly 115 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the legal professions program earn an average of $40,059 in their early career salary.
Any student who is interested in legal professions needs to check out Rasmussen University - Minnesota. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were approximately 26 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent data year. After graduation, legal professions degree recipients usually make an average of $34,600 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat Inver Hills Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in legal professions. Located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 31st out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 35 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at IHCC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, legal professions degree recipients generally earn about $49,694 in the first five years of their career.
North Hennepin Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal professions. North Hennepin Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park. This college ranks 36th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 29 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at North Hennepin Community College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the legal professions program make an average of $48,960 in their early career salary.
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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The legal professions program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Professions rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for legal professions schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
