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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Legal Research is the 114th most popular major in the country with 12,336 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $66,544 and had an average of $65,720 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,326 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,884 and $49,329 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,112 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in legal research. That schools that top this list have a program in legal research in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The legal research school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Paralegal College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 30 masters’s legal research degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 48 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 273 masters’s legal research degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 296 masters’s legal research degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 58 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 215 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s legal research degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #9, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region list. Waco, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Texas Southern University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region list. TSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s legal research degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Legal Research at Texas Southern University
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 40 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 41 masters’s legal research degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Oklahoma City University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 0 masters’s legal research degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wayland Baptist University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Research Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Plainview, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal research degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
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