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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region

15 Colleges
$44,741 Avg Salary
$24,869 Avg Student Debt

With 45,189 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South Texas College of Law the best school in the Southwest Region for legal professions students. South Texas College of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

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#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#8

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. 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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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the 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 professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 955
Texas 2,357
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 15 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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