2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

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American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence is the 514th most popular major in the country with 865 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 63 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 60 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence 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 American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. St. Mary’s is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 41 masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SMU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $30-$48k)

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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