2024 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

Legal Research is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #37 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for legal research students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 311 master's degrees in legal research to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal research students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal research students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for legal research to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal research related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal research students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Legal Research Schools

The legal research 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 Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Missouri.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Research in Missouri

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for legal research students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Missouri Schools for a Master's in Legal Research

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

279 Annual Graduates

$47,010 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal research. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

After graduation, legal research master's recipients usually make an average of $47,010 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in legal research from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

23 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Missouri - Kansas City if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal research. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in legal research from University of Missouri - Kansas City

Best Legal Research Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Legal Research Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	174	78
Iowa	154	5
Kansas	149	6
Nebraska	123	11

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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Research

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Legal Research Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies	212
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	58
Tax Law/Taxation	27
Other Legal Research & Advanced Professional Studies	6
Intellectual Property Law	5
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	2
Health Law	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	19

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.