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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the most popular school in the Southwest Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Women make up 59% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Arizona State University - Tempe

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at University of Arizona Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Texas State University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in legal professions at University of Oklahoma, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means St. Mary’s University is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Read full report on Legal Professions at St. Mary’s University

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

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 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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