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Best Value Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Value Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$35,802 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,104 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 262 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal research students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #138 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

#1

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, TX
1 Doctor's Degrees
#6 in Quality in Texas
$35,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Methodist University the best value school in Texas for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SMU also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 411
Oklahoma 237
New Mexico 3

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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