Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Law

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

7 Ranked Colleges
2,001 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Law is the 21st most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Texas, there were 2,001 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,001 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in law. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great law 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 law program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Law Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree law students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 326 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree law students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Law at The University of Texas at Austin

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 131 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree law students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at Texas A&M University - College Station

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 254 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’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 University of Houston are $18,689.

Read full report on Law at University of Houston

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 127 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at Texas Tech University

#5

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#4 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 #5 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas. St. Mary’s is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 233 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Mary’s also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full St. Mary’s Law Report

#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. TSU is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 210 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full TSU Law Report

#2 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 215 students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Law at Southern Methodist University

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.

Featured Law Degree Schools

Find Schools Near You