2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree School for You
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 Value 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 value experiences for legal professions 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Legal Professions
Our analysis found University of Houston to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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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 # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.
St. Mary’s graduate students pay an average of $19,846 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
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University of Tulsa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Tulsa are $25,182 a year.
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National Paralegal College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. National Paralegal College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at National Paralegal College are $6,045 a year.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
SMU graduate students pay an average of $35,802 in tuition and fees each year.
SMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,593 |
| Texas | 3,012 |
| New Mexico | 173 |
| Oklahoma | 708 |
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Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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.
- 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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