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2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
2,837 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 2,837 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,663 and $102,239 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 Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in law. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great law programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income $30-$48k) 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 Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 326 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Law Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 252 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 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 University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Law at UH

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 131 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree law students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #4 rank 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.

Full Texas A&M College Station Law Report

#5

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 #5 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 127 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #10 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech University Law Report

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 93 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

Full University of Arizona Law Report

#7

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

St. Mary’s University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 233 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s are $19,320.

Read full report on Law at St. Mary’s University

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 150 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 93 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Law at University of Tulsa

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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 Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Methodist University Law Report

#11

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

TSU also took the #11 spot 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at Texas Southern University

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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