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2023 Best Value Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
191 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,632 and had an average of $33,872 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 191 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,328 and $49,347 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in non-professional general legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great non-professional general 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 non-professional general legal studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

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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 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 46 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bellevue University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bellevue University is $17,288 for plains states region non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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 #2 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified ’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hamline, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hamline is $20,474 for plains states region non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 15 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

KU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Kansas is $20,257 for Plains States Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

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Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drake, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drake is $29,903 for plains states region non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Creighton is located in Omaha, Nebraska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Creighton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Creighton University is $31,218 for plains states region non-professional general legal studies students with aid.

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%.

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