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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

5 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $75-$110k” 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.

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

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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 $75-$110k.

#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 $75-$110k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $18,043 for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Bellevue University.

Read more about Legal Studies at Bellevue University

#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Saint Paul, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 39 students 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 yearly cost to attend Hamline University is $22,880 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national 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 $75-$110k list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KU is $20,981 for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Kansas Legal Studies Report

#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 $75-$110k. Webster University 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Webster, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $24,584 for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

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%.

Read more about Legal Studies at Webster

#5

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Drake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $30,031 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Drake University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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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