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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 53% are male.

Full Legal Professions at The University of Texas at Austin Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 286 students majoring in legal professions at ASU - Tempe, 54% are male and 46% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Texas College of Law is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. South Texas College of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 55% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 16 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

About 52% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 48% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree 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.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

With a ranking of #6, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 47% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Professions at St. Mary’s University

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

Of the 169 students majoring in legal professions at Texas A&M College Station, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Texas Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 167 students majoring in legal professions at TSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Texas Southern University Report

#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Baylor University Report

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 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).
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