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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$25,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,807 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Research Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for legal research students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a .

$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in Texas for legal research students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $11,752 per year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Legal Research Schools in Texas rankings.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per 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 legal research in Texas.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Legal Research Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX
$34,564 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

St. Mary’s undergraduate students pay an average of $34,564 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,637 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas Southern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Texas. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSU are $8,637 a year.

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$60,236 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal research students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMU are $60,236 a year.

SMU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Legal Research Schools in Texas list.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 averages are for the top 6 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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