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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Texas

12 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.

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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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.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

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.

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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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#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. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

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.

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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.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

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.

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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.

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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 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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