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2025 Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,966 Law Degrees Awarded
$76,202 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you pursue a degree in law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #28 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for law students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,966 degrees in law annually.

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Doctor's Degrees in Law

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Law Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Law in the Southwest Region

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 law degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Law

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
274 Law Degrees Awarded
$72,119 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in law needs to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe.

Soon after graduation, law degree recipients usually make an average of $72,119 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in law from Arizona State University - Tempe

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
161 Law Degrees Awarded
31.7% Growth in Graduates

University of Arizona is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in law. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population.

Graduates who receive their degree from the law program earn an average of $61,710 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a degree in law from University of Arizona

Best Law Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 2,044
Arizona 287 393
Oklahoma 257 395
New Mexico 219 105

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One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Law Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,966

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Support Services 1,663
Legal Research 1,326
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 651
Legal Professions (Other) 235

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