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2023 Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas

6 Colleges
$60,062 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, legal professions students earned 2,357 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

The Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Texas Southern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 955
Oklahoma 632
New Mexico 108

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
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