2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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In 2019-2020, 865 people earned their degree in American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence, making the major the 514th most popular in the United States.

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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$19,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 41 masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also made our “Best American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. 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.

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#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s American/U.S. law/legal studies/jurisprudence students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (Income $48-$75k)

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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