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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
225 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Research is the 89th most popular major in the country with 9,738 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,635 and had an average of $65,122 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 228 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,000 and $51,027 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 225 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in legal research. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal research programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal research 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree legal research students whose families make $30-$48k.

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Legal Research Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 58 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree legal research students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Legal Research Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 30 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at University of Houston

#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 45 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320.

Read more about Legal Research at St. Mary’s

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Research at Southern Methodist University

#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Research at TSU

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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