Kyle, South Dakota · Public
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies at Oglala Lakota College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 12.7% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $1,895 school-wide net price and $22,517 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
12.7% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a high award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 12.7% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 146
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 8.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $1,895/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $7,580
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $22,517/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (12.7%), school-wide average net price ($1,895), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($22,517), and peer averages from 146 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 146 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 8.6x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($22,360 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($47,092 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Oglala Lakota College in the top 1% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 1.8% of reported awards · $13,807 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 2.7% of reported awards · $13,481 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 1.9% of reported awards · $12,548 net A+ Florida International University Miami, FL · 0.2% of reported awards · $9,288 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.2% of reported awards · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.2% of reported awards · $10,974 net A University of Chicago Chicago, IL · 1.1% of reported awards · $14,860 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies accounts for 12.7% of the awards or completions reported for Oglala Lakota College. That award concentration is higher than at 99% of schools in this field set and is 8.6x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Oglala Lakota College's average net price is $1,895 per year, about $7,580 over four years. That is $22,360 below the $24,255 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $22,517 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $47,092 below the $69,609 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Oglala Lakota College #1 of 146 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.