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

5 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make more than $110k.

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellevue University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $15,616 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Bellevue University Legal Studies Report

#2

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,866 for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Hamline.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Studies at Hamline

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 12 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make more than $110k list, KU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend KU.

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

Read full report on Legal Studies at KU

#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 Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 13 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Studies at Webster University

#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 Vallue Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Drake University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Drake Legal Studies Report

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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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