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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

9 Ranked Colleges
454 Degrees Awarded
$27,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Legal Research is the 89th most popular major in the country with 9,738 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,635 and had an average of $65,122 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 601 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $61,328 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 454 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in legal research. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal research programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal research program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree legal research students whose families make $75-$110k.

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 306 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WUSTL Legal Research Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Research at UMN Twin Cities

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 5 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree legal research students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mizzou has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at University of Missouri - Columbia

#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 6 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Iowa

#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamline University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamline University is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

Hamline did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hamline University are $11,577, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Research at Hamline

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 16 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Missouri - Kansas City

#7

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Washburn University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Washburn University also made our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washburn University are $19,206, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at Washburn University

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree legal research students whose families make $75-$110k list, KU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of St Thomas Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a medium-sized school located in Saint Paul, Minnesota that handed out 39 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree legal research students whose families make $75-$110k list, UST MN has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of St Thomas Minnesota are $24,814.

Full UST MN Legal Research Report

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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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