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

38 Colleges
$29,075 Avg Salary
$20,374 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 38 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lone Star College System the most popular school in the Southwest Region for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. North Harris Montgomery is a very large public school located in the midsize city of The Woodlands.

Of the 66 students majoring in legal professions at North Harris Montgomery, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Lone Star College System Report

#2

Arlington Career Institute

Grand Prairie, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arlington Career Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Prairie, Arlington Career Institute is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 96% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#3

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Out of the 38 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Phoenix College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Phoenix College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

About 81% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Phoenix College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 91% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the Southwest Region . Tarrant County College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

Of the 42 students majoring in legal professions at Tarrant County College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Collin County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

Women make up 74% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Collin County Community College District Report

#7

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Rio Salado College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 88% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Community Care College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Community Care College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Community Care College

With a ranking of #8, Tulsa Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tulsa Tech is a small public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

Women make up 93% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Tulsa Technology Center Report

Austin Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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Explore the best legal professions colleges 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 26 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.

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