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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region

16 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.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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 Legal Research program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal research programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

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

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. 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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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

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National Paralegal College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Explore the best legal research schools 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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