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2024 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

5 Colleges in the Plains States Region
197 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$38,217 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in non-professional general legal studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #143 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 197 degrees in non-professional general legal studies to qualified students.

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Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of non-professional general legal studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for non-professional general legal studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Bachelor's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Master's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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The schools below may not offer all types of non-professional general legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$40,063 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Hamline University if you wish to pursue a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 36 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program state that they receive average early career earnings of $40,063.

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Drake University
Des Moines, IA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA
50 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in non-professional general legal studies has to look into Drake University. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were about 50 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

It's hard to beat University of Kansas if you want to pursue a degree in non-professional general legal studies. KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$41,439 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in non-professional general legal studies needs to take a look at Bellevue University. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bellevue. This university ranks 3rd out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nebraska.

There were approximately 38 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Bellevue University in the most recent year we have data available. Non-Professional General Legal Studies degree recipients from Bellevue University receive an earnings boost of around $3,222 above the typical earnings of non-professional general legal studies graduates.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NE
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Omaha. A Best Colleges rank of #105 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Creighton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Creighton in the most recent data year.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Minnesota28446
Missouri28331
Kansas26616
Iowa26447
Nebraska23849

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Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

MajorAnnual Graduates
Legal Studies188
Pre-Law9

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Law2,270
Legal Research720
Legal Support Services526
Legal Professions (Other)78

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