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Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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$65,077 Avg Salary

With 3,012 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #20 most popular major in Texas.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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Check out the legal professions doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Our 2023 rankings named South Texas College of Law the best school in Texas for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. South Texas College of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

With a ranking of #7, Texas Tech University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas Southern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,593
New Mexico 173
Oklahoma 708

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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