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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
225 Degrees Awarded
$24,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Legal Research is the 89th most popular major in the country with 9,738 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,635 and had an average of $65,122 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 228 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,000 and $51,027 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 225 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal research. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal research programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal research program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree legal research students whose families make $48-$75k.

#2 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 Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at UH

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M College Station Legal Research Report

#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, St. Mary’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Mary’s, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. Mary’s University are $19,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at St. Mary’s

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Methodist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 33 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’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 Southern Methodist University are $47,478.

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#6

Texas Southern University

Houston, Texas

Texas Southern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. TSU is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TSU are $13,221, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas Southern University Legal Research Report

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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