2024 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa

If you're seeking an Associate Degree in legal professions, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #23 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of legal professions. Combined, these schools handed out 50 associate degrees in legal professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal professions students who choose to seek a associate 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 professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal professions related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The 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 the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in Iowa.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Legal Professions in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal professions.

Top Iowa Schools for an Associate in Legal Professions

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Des Moines Area Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in legal professions. DMACC is a very large public college located in the suburb of Ankeny.More information about a associate in legal professions from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Kirkwood Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in legal professions. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Cedar Rapids.More information about a associate in legal professions from Kirkwood Community College

Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	37	67
Kansas	35	29
Nebraska	34	16
South Dakota	32	8
Missouri	32	60
North Dakota	26	7

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Legal Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Support Services	50

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	293

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).
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