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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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$65,077 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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

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

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

Full Legal Professions at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at South Texas College of Law helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Texas. South Texas College of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 55% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at South Texas College of Law Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 52% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 53% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 10 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 city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 202 students majoring in legal professions at St. Mary's, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 64% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Texas Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

About 64% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Texas Southern University Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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

Women make up 44% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT Dallas is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 10 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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