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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in the Plains States Region

46 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$32,703 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 61,055 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3,465 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,259 and $33,307 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 253 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 46 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. That schools that top this list have a program in legal professions in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree legal professions students.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Stevens - The Institute of Business & Arts is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

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Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, South Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Oglala Lakota College is a public institution located in Kyle, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #3 spot on the list. Drury University - CCPS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 11 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Sitting Bull College
Fort Yates, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sitting Bull College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Sitting Bull College is located in Fort Yates, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - North Dakota landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this small private for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.

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Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota

Inver Hills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.

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Saint Louis Community College
Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 30 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

With a ranking of #8, North Hennepin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. North Hennepin Community College is a public institution located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Kirkwood Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 25 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Anoka Technical College
Anoka, Minnesota

Anoka Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Anoka Technical College is a small public school situated in Anoka, Minnesota. It awarded 9 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Metropolitan Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 16 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

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Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kansas

Hutchinson Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Hutchinson, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota
St. Cloud, Minnesota

Rasmussen University - Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #14. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit institution located in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large school located in Kansas City, Missouri that handed out 23 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Lake Superior College
Duluth, Minnesota

Lake Superior College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lake Superior College is a small school located in Duluth, Minnesota that handed out 6 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school situated in Topeka, Kansas. It awarded 2 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Alexandria Technical & Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #18. Alexandria, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

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Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Des Moines Area Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Ankeny, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

Missouri Western State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri Western is a public institution located in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Grantham University
Lenexa, Kansas

Grantham University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lenexa, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, Minnesota

Ridgewater College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #24, Iowa Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Lakes Community College is a small public school situated in Estherville, Iowa. It awarded 1 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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Marshalltown Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #25. Marshalltown Community College is a small school located in Marshalltown, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

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