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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Texas

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In 2020-2021, 262 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal research students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #60 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Women make up 44% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Texas. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 46 students majoring in legal research at UH, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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#3

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St. Mary’s University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 51% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 49% are male.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in legal research at Baylor, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin 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 Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in legal research at UT Austin, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Texas Southern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 2 students majoring in legal research at TSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 8 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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