2025 Best Legal Professions Schools in Missouri

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 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,328 degrees in legal professions to qualified students.

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Legal Professions Rankings by Degree Level

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 Missouri. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Legal Professions in Missouri

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.

Top Missouri Schools in Legal Professions

1

Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Legal Professions Degrees Awarded

$31,842 Median Starting Salary

Saint Louis Community College is a good option for students interested in a degree in legal professions. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Bridgeton.

Soon after graduation, legal professions degree recipients typically make an average of $31,842 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in legal professions from Saint Louis Community College

2

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City if you want to pursue a degree in legal professions. Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a degree in legal professions from Metropolitan Community College - 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
Kansas	38	267
Minnesota	38	915
Iowa	38	371
South Dakota	38	70
Nebraska	36	363
North Dakota	35	63

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Law	629
Legal Research	540
Legal Support Services	114
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	42
Legal Professions (Other)	3

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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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