by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 6,329 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,741 and $24,869 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 959 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal professions.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Paralegal College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region. National Paralegal College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 27 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 209 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 205 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Methodist University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 39 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #7, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 102 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 110 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 106 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Texas Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #14, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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Wayland Baptist University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. OCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 130 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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