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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
894 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 6,013 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,228 and $48,861 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 894 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions programs and cost less that 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 legal professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 35 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 122 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 30 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Houston Legal Professions Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 58 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 45 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. 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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#11 in overall quality

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 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 159 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.

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#7 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 58 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Legal Professions Report

#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 33 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#3 in overall quality

University of Tulsa came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree legal professions students whose families make $75-$110k list, University of Tulsa has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Tulsa are $24,080, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 217 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478.

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#11

National Paralegal College

Phoenix, Arizona
#12 in overall quality

National Paralegal College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 34 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

National Paralegal College also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Paralegal College are $6,045, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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