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2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$23,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,086 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,672 and had an average of $34,776 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 175 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,926 and $43,266 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the non-professional general legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Bellevue University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $15,616 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $18,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students per year to attend University of Kansas.

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

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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Webster also took the #4 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webster is $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

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%.

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#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 31 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students list, Drake has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drake University is $29,432 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamline is a small school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 39 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Hamline not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hamline is $20,866 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Hamline University

#6

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Creighton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Creighton University is a medium-sized school located in Omaha, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students list, Creighton has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Creighton is $31,400 for plains states region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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