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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas

6 Colleges
$46,794 Avg Salary
$24,875 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best school in Texas for legal professions students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for legal professions students. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas 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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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Texas. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

The excellent programs at St. Mary’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas Southern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. TSU is a medium-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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