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.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Professions Schools in Iowa ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 407 degrees in legal professions during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of legal professions 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 legal professions 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Professions Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Drake University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in legal professions. Located in the midsize city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #224 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drake is a great university overall.
There were about 183 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Drake in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal professions degree program at Drake University earn $16,230 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
Any student who is interested in legal professions has to look into Des Moines Area Community College. Located in the large suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 12th out of 40 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 30 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, legal professions degree recipients usually earn about $37,885 in the first five years of their career.
University of Iowa is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in legal professions. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #84 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 164 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the legal professions program make about $47,216 in the first couple years of their career.
Kirkwood Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal professions. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 28th out of 40 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 15 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal professions program report average early career wages of $32,373.
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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Your choice of legal professions 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 legal professions schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
