2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

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In 2019-2020, 865 people earned their degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, making the major the 514th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 70 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs that also have a lower cost than 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 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees to qualified students.

WUSTL also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington University in St Louis American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Report

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.

Read more about American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence at KU

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $30-$48k)

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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