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Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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

4 Colleges
$71,104 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 6,874 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 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 Legal Research program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in legal research at University of Arizona, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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#3

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, OK

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Oklahoma City University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in the Southwest Region . OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Oklahoma City.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for legal research students working on their doctor’s degree. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 262
Arizona 411
Oklahoma 237
New Mexico 3

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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