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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$19,184 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,794 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 Value Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Texas to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX
$4,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in Texas for legal professions students. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $15,501.

El Centro College also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$3,240 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jacinto Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Texas list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at San Jacinto College are $3,240 a year.

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$3,402 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year. Legal Professions majors at Tarrant County College take out an average of $14,484 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tarrant County College also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking.

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$7,698 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Clear Lake is a great value for legal professions students. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake are $7,698 per year. The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at UH Clear Lake take out is $25,024.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH Clear Lake is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas list.

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$8,580 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great value for legal professions students. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, legal professions graduates from Austin Community College District take out $11,808 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, Austin Community College District is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas list.

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$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Austin are $11,752 a year. On average, legal professions graduates from UT Austin take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #2 for overall quality for legal professions in Texas.

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$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

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#8

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH are $9,699 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Legal Professions Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$8,637 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Texas Southern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. TSU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TSU are $8,637 a year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges 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 14 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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