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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas

9 Colleges
$60,062 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas to see which master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the most popular school in Texas for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.

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

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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

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#3

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St. Mary’s University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 51% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

Of the 25 students majoring in legal professions at Texas State, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in legal professions at UT Austin, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Texas Southern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. TSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Houston.

Of the 2 students majoring in legal professions at TSU, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

Wayland Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the town of Plainview, Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular 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 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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