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

9 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas to see which master'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.

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

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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

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

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 2 spot on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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

Full Legal Professions at University of Houston Report

#3

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at St. Mary’s University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in Texas. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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A rank of #4 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 school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Southern Methodist University

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Of the 25 students majoring in legal professions at Texas State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Texas State University Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in legal professions at UT Austin, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Legal Professions at The University of Texas at Austin

Texas Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

Of the 2 students majoring in legal professions at TSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

With a ranking of #9, Wayland Baptist University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 9 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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