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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies in the Plains States Region

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158 Degrees Awarded
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Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 3,818 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 182 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 158 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in legal studies.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree legal studies students.

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Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Nebraska, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full Bellevue University Legal Studies Report

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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Drake University landed the #2 spot on the list. Drake University is a small school located in Des Moines, Iowa that handed out 41 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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Hamline University
Saint Paul, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Hamline University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It awarded 39 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Hamline University Legal Studies Report

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Bethany Lutheran College
Mankato, Minnesota

Bethany Lutheran College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bethany Lutheran College is a small school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 5 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Bethany Lutheran College Legal Studies Report

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Culver - Stockton College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Canton, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full Culver - Stockton Legal Studies Report

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Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota

Winona State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Winona State Legal Studies Report

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Doane University
Crete, Nebraska

With a ranking of #9, Doane University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Doane University is located in Crete, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Doane University

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Studies Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Saint Louis University Legal Studies Report

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