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2023 Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$60,837 Avg Salary
$19,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Law School for You

With 36,216 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, law is the #4 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Law Schools

Our 2023 rankings named South Texas College of Law the best school in the Southwest Region for law students. South Texas College of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best law programs. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #8, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for law students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

With a ranking of #10, University of Tulsa did quite well on this year’s best schools for law students. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Law Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,044
Arizona 393
Oklahoma 395
New Mexico 105

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Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Law

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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