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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$65,084 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Law is the #28 most popular major in the country with 36,216 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

About 47% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 53% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 283 students majoring in law at ASU - Tempe, 54% are male and 46% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at South Texas College of Law helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Southwest Region . South Texas College of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

About 55% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 45% are male.

Full Law at South Texas College of Law Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 52% of the law majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the law majors at the school.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree law programs. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Women make up 51% of the law majors at the school.

Full Law at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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

Full Law at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

Texas Southern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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

Full Law at Texas Southern University Report

#10

Baylor University

Waco, TX

With a ranking of #10, Baylor University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 54% are male.

Full Law at Baylor University Report

Best Law Colleges by State

Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,044
Arizona 393
Oklahoma 395
New Mexico 105

Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 16 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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