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2024 Best Legal Research Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
499 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
$60,807 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in legal research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #114 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Research Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 499 degrees in legal research during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Best Legal Research Schools in Texas The legal research program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Research rankings. For our Best Overall Legal Research School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Master's Degrees in Legal Research
Doctor's Degrees in Legal Research

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Research Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal research degrees they offer, see the list below.

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
306 Legal Research Degrees Awarded

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal research. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.

There were roughly 306 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in legal research from Texas A&M University - College Station

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Legal Research Degrees Awarded
32.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in legal research has to take a look at Southern Methodist University. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 59 legal research students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal research program report average early career income of $54,909.

More information about a degree in legal research from Southern Methodist University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
41 Legal Research Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in legal research needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 41 legal research students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in legal research from The University of Texas at Austin

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St. Mary's crest
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
50 Legal Research Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in legal research needs to check out St. Mary's University. Located in the city of San Antonio, St. Mary's is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 51st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 50 legal research students who graduated with this degree at St. Mary's in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in legal research from St. Mary’s University

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$66,704 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 21 legal research students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available. Those legal research students who get their degree from University of Houston make $5,898 more than the average legal research student.

More information about a degree in legal research from University of Houston

Explore all the Best Legal Research Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Arizona287308
Oklahoma257230
New Mexico2193

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One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Legal Research has other similar majors worth exploring.

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Advanced Legal Research/Studies307
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence67
Programs for Foreign Lawyers49
Energy, Environment, & Natural Resources Law25
Health Law24
Tax Law/Taxation14
Intellectual Property Law4
International Law & Legal Studies4
International Business, Trade, & Tax Law3
Comparative Law1

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Law2,028
Legal Support Services1,109
Non-Professional General Legal Studies200
Legal Professions (Other)3

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