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2023 Most Popular 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 47% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Texas College of Law is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. South Texas College of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Women make up 55% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at South Texas College of Law Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 52% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 53% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

Out of the 10 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 202 students majoring in legal professions at St. Mary's, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

About 64% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Texas Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

About 64% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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University of North Texas at Dallas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. UNT Dallas is a small public school located in the city of Dallas.

Women make up 50% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Explore all the Most Popular 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 10 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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