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2025 Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges in the Southwest Region
565 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in legal studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #195 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal studies. Combined, these schools handed out 565 degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

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Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region The legal studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Legal Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Studies
Master's Degrees in Legal Studies
Doctor's Degrees in Legal Studies

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Studies Schools in the Southwest Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
172 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Tempe is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in legal studies. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were about 172 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
139 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

University of Arizona is a good option for students interested in a degree in legal studies. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 139 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AZ
41 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Skysong is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in legal studies. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 41 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
69 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat The University of Texas at San Antonio if you wish to pursue a degree in legal studies. UTSA is a very large public university located in the large city of San Antonio. This university ranks 23rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 69 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
39 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

National Paralegal College is a small private for-profit college located in the large city of Phoenix.

There were about 39 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at National Paralegal College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Explore the best legal studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 78
Arizona 670 282
Oklahoma 565 21

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One of 2 majors within the Non-Professional General Legal Studies area of study, Legal Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pre-Law 86

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