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2023 Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

9 Colleges
$60,062 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal professions was ranked #16 in the country. In fact 61,055 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in the Southwest Region for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

St. Mary’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal professions programs. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#7

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

With a ranking of #7, University of Tulsa did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, National Paralegal College did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. National Paralegal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,593
Texas 3,012
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 9 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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