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2022 Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

11 Ranked Colleges
2,837 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 34,750 people earned their degree in law, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,837 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,837 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality law programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the law program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree law students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 326 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 252 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 254 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Law Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 127 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Law Report

#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 93 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St. Mary’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. St. Mary’s University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 233 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full St. Mary’s Law Report

#4 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 131 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 150 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236.

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#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

University of Tulsa ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 93 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Texas Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 210 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree law students whose families make more than $110k list, TSU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Vallue Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 215 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU Law Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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