2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Texas
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
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 Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Texas to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Texas
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Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Texas list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
Out of the 12 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Texas College of Law. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Texas list. South Texas College of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Texas. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #6, St. Mary’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Texas Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.
Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. UNT Dallas is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.
Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 955 |
Oklahoma | 632 |
New Mexico | 108 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 36,216 |
Legal Research | 6,659 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
Legal Support Services | 446 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 12 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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