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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$68,162 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for legal research students working on their master’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Women make up 63% of the legal research majors at the school.

Full Legal Research at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

About 65% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 35% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Of the 110 students majoring in legal research at Texas A&M College Station, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in legal research at ASU - Tempe, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#5

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 # 5 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 52% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 48% are male.

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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 master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 71% of the legal research majors at the school.

Full Legal Research at St. Mary’s University Report

Southern Methodist University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal research majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, National Paralegal College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in legal research at National Paralegal College, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 47% are male.

Full Legal Research at Baylor University Report

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

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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