If you pursue a degree in law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #21 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Law Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,044 degrees in law during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The law 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 the Best Law Schools in Texas.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of law degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat The University of Texas at Austin if you want to pursue a degree in law. Located in the 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 about 376 law students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Southern Methodist University if you want to pursue a degree in law. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were about 221 law students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in law needs to take a look at Texas A&M University - College Station. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly 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 approximately 169 law students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.
University of Houston is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in law. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 233 law students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.
Located in the large 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 roughly 202 law students who graduated with this degree at St. Mary's in the most recent data year.
Texas Tech is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lubbock. This university ranks 9th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 131 law students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
TSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 105th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 167 law students who graduated with this degree at TSU in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of law school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Law School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
