2022 Best Value 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.

For this year’s “Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence 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 American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$17,581 Average Net Price

$36,325 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. St. Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also took the #2 spot in our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,581 for southwest region american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St. Mary’s University.

Full St. Mary’s American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Report

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$27,331 Average Net Price

$54,535 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $27,331 for southwest region american/u.s. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence at Southern Methodist University

• Best Value 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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