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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Texas

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$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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas to see which 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 .

Our analysis found Texas A&M University - College Station to be the most popular school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the city of College Station.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for legal research students. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#3

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal research students. It came in at #7 on the list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

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#8

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular 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 8 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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