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2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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145 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,546 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 166 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bellevue, Nebraska. It awarded 31 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $16,615 for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Hamline is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 39 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamline also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Hamline is $18,963 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,132 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Kansas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Legal Studies at University of Kansas

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Webster also made our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $21,689 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Webster University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Webster University Legal Studies Report

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 31 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Drake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,589 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Drake.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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