by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Kansas, there were 319 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,068 and $31,248 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal professions program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washburn University is a medium-sized school located in Topeka, Kansas that handed out 123 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 119 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hutchinson Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas. Hutchinson Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Hutchinson, Kansas. It awarded 14 ’s legal professions degrees 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rasmussen University - Kansas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas. Topeka, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Christian College of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas. Central Christian College of Kansas is a private not-for-profit institution located in McPherson, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Grantham University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas ranking. Located in Lenexa, Kansas, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
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Barton County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas ranking. Barton County Community College is a small public school situated in Great Bend, Kansas. It awarded 2 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas list. Kansas City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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Johnson County Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas ranking. Overland Park, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas list. Butler CC is a medium-sized public school situated in El Dorado, Kansas. It awarded 0 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Newman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas list. Located in Wichita, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Highland Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas list. Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
Neosho County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas ranking. Neosho County Community College is a public institution located in Chanute, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dodge City Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in Kansas list. This small school is located in Dodge City, Kansas, and it awarded 0 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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