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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Southwest Region

16 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Law Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for law students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at South Texas College of Law helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southwest Region . 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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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. 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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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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Texas Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

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

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 16 schools only.

  • 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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