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2023 Best Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$52,884 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 6,659 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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The Best Legal Research 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 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for legal research students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#7

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #7, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal research students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal research students. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best legal research programs. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 262
Arizona 411
Oklahoma 237
New Mexico 3

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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