2023 Best Value Law Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law School for You
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The Best Value Law Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Law Schools
Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year. On average, law graduates from UT Austin take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
UT Austin not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent programs at Oklahoma City University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OCU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
OCU undergraduate students pay an average of $32,744 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas Tech are $24,121 per year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 13 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.
UH undergraduate students pay an average of $21,891 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in the Southwest Region . Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $38,855 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for law in the Southwest Region .
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.
ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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St. Mary’s University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Mary’s are $34,564 per year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Oklahoma are $25,116 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, University of Oklahoma also did well on our Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Tulsa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Located in the large city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Tulsa are $45,138 per year.
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With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SMU are $60,236 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SMU is ranked #5 for overall quality for law in the Southwest Region .
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Explore the best law schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2,044 |
| Arizona | 393 |
| Oklahoma | 395 |
| New Mexico | 105 |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 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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