2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,013 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 200th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,368 and had an average of $27,963 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 93 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,059 and $27,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions (other) programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions (other) 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 other legal professions 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 “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

1

Bellevue University
Bellevue, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$17,288 Average Net Price

$54,053 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bellevue, Nebraska, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified ’s other legal professions students in 2020-2021.

Bellevue University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bellevue University is $17,288 for Plains States Region Other Legal Professions students with aid.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Bellevue University

3

Drake University
Des Moines, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$29,903 Average Net Price

$46,927 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s other legal professions degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

Drake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $29,903 for Plains States Region Other Legal Professions students with aid per year to attend Drake.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 full report on Legal Professions (Other) at Drake University

• Best Value Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (With Aid)

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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