by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Pre-Law is the 576th most popular major in the country with 586 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 9 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 pre-law graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in pre-law. That schools that top this list have a program in pre-law in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The pre-law school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree pre-law students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Christian College of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region. This small school is located in McPherson, Kansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Buena Vista University landed the #2 spot on the list. Buena Vista University is a small school located in Storm Lake, Iowa that handed out 3 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region list. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Omaha, Nebraska. It awarded 2 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s pre-law degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Pre-Law Major in the Plains States Region list. Hamline is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
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