Ranked #28 in popularity, law is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for law students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 693 degrees in law during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The 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 the Best Law Schools in Minnesota.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in law. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.
There were about 227 law students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. Law degree recipients from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,184 above the average earnings of law graduates.
University of St Thomas Minnesota is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in law. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.
There were roughly 144 law students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, law degree recipients typically make around $56,849 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student pursuing a degree in law has to look into Mitchell Hamline School of Law. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Mitchell Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
There were about 322 law students who graduated with this degree at Mitchell Hamline in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, law degree recipients typically earn about $54,794 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
