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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

7 Ranked Colleges
2,001 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Law is the 25th most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,876 and had an average of $112,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 2,001 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,644 and $100,821 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,001 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in law. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality law programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the law program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 326 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 131 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 127 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 254 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. 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

#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 233 students in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full St. Mary’s Law Report

#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 210 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Southern University Law Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 215 students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University 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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