Texas, whose capital city is Austin, has a multitude of stellar schools. Legal schools in Texas can provide students with the degree and training they need to succeed as a legal professional. There are 79 legal colleges in Texas for students to choose from. In the 2008-2009 school year, reportedly 3,807 students completed legal programs in Texas.
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| Legal Schools in Abilene |
Hardin-Simmons University
2200 Hickory
Abilene, TX, 79698 |
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McMurry University
S 14th and Sayles Blvd
Abilene, TX, 79697 |
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| Legal Schools in Alvin |
Alvin Community College
3110 Mustang Rd
Alvin, TX, 77511 |
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| Legal Schools in Amarillo |
Amarillo College
2011 S. Washington
Amarillo, TX, 79109 |
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| Legal Schools in Arlington |
Iverson Business School and Court Reporting
1600 East Pioneer Pkwy Suite 200
Arlington, TX, 76010 |
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| Legal Schools in Athens |
Trinity Valley Community College
100 Cardinal Drive
Athens, TX, 75751 |
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| Legal Schools in Austin |
Austin Community College District
5930 Middle Fiskville Rd
Austin, TX, 78752 |
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Capitol City Careers
5424 Highway 290 West Suite 200
Austin, TX, 78735 |
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Kussad Institute of Court Reporting
2800 South Ih35 Ste 110
Austin, TX, 78704 |
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The University of Texas at Austin
2608 Whitis Ave
Austin, TX, 78712 |
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Virginia College-Austin
6301 E Highway 290
Austin, TX, 78723 |
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| Legal Schools in Baytown |
Lee College
511 S Whiting
Baytown, TX, 77520 |
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| Legal Schools in Beeville |
Coastal Bend College
3800 Charco Rd
Beeville, TX, 78102 |
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| Legal Schools in Brenham |
Blinn College
902 College Ave
Brenham, TX, 77833 |
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| Legal Schools in Brownsville |
Texas Southmost College
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX, 78520 |
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| Legal Schools in Canyon |
West Texas A & M University
2501 4th Ave
Canyon, TX, 79016 |
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| Legal Schools in Cedar Hill |
Northwood University
1114 W FM 1382
Cedar Hill, TX, 75104 |
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| Legal Schools in Cisco |
Cisco College
101 College Heights
Cisco, TX, 76437 |
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| Legal Schools in Clarendon |
Clarendon College
1122 College Drive
Clarendon, TX, 79226 |
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| Legal Schools in Commerce |
Texas A & M University-Commerce
2600 South Neal
Commerce, TX, 75429 |
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| Legal Schools in Corpus Christi |
Del Mar College
101 Baldwin Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX, 78404 |
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| Legal Schools in Corsicana |
Navarro College
3200 W 7th Avenue
Corsicana, TX, 75110 |
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| Legal Schools in Dallas |
Central Texas Commercial College
9400 N Central Expy Ste 200
Dallas, TX, 75231 |
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Court Reporting Institute-Wheeler Institute of Texas
1341 W. Mockingbird Lane Suite 200 East
Dallas, TX, 75247 |
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El Centro College
801 Main
Dallas, TX, 75202 |
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Everest College-Dallas
6080 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX, 75206 |
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Kaplan College
12005 Ford Road Suite 100
Dallas, TX, 75234 |
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Southern Methodist University
6425 Boaz St
Dallas, TX, 75275 |
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Westwood College-Dallas
8390 LBJ Frwy Exec Center 1-Ste 100
Dallas, TX, 75243 |
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| Legal Schools in Denton |
Texas Woman's University
304 Administration Dr
Denton, TX, 76201 |
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| Legal Schools in El Paso |
Computer Career Center
6101 Montana Ave
El Paso, TX, 79925 |
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El Paso Community College
919 Hunter Drive
El Paso, TX, 79915 |
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International Business College
1155 N Zaragosa Rd Suite 100
El Paso, TX, 79907 |
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| Legal Schools in Fort Worth |
Everest College-Fort Worth
5237 N Riverside Dr Ste 100
Fort Worth, TX, 76137 |
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Tarrant County College District
1500 Houston St
Fort Worth, TX, 76102 |
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Texas Wesleyan University
1201 Wesleyan St
Fort Worth, TX, 76105 |
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Westwood College-Ft Worth
4232 North Freeway
Fort Worth, TX, 76137 |
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| Legal Schools in Grand Prairie |
Arlington Career Institute
901 Ave K
Grand Prairie, TX, 75050 |
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| Legal Schools in Harlingen |
Texas State Technical College Harlingen
1902 North Loop 499
Harlingen, TX, 78550 |
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| Legal Schools in Houston |
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
3910 Kirby Ste 200
Houston, TX, 77098 |
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Houston Community College
3100 Main Street
Houston, TX, 77266 |
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South Texas College of Law
1303 San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX, 77002 |
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Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne St
Houston, TX, 77004 |
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University of Houston
212 E. Cullen Building
Houston, TX, 77204 |
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University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX, 77058 |
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Vet Tech Institute of Houston
4669 Southwest Fwy Ste 100
Houston, TX, 77027 |
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Westwood College-Houston South
7322 Southwest Fwy Suite 110
Houston, TX, 77074 |
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| Legal Schools in Kilgore |
Kilgore College
1100 Broadway
Kilgore, TX, 75662 |
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| Legal Schools in Killeen |
Central Texas College
6200 West Central Texas Expressway
Killeen, TX, 76540 |
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| Legal Schools in Levelland |
South Plains College
1401 S. College Ave
Levelland, TX, 79336 |
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| Legal Schools in Lubbock |
Texas Tech University
Broadway and University Avenue
Lubbock, TX, 79409 |
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| Legal Schools in Lufkin |
Angelina College
3500 South First
Lufkin, TX, 75902 |
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| Legal Schools in Mcallen |
South Texas College
3201 W Pecan
McAllen, TX, 78502 |
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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen
2400 Daffodil Ave.
McAllen, TX, 78501 |
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| Legal Schools in Midland |
Midland College
3600 N Garfield
Midland, TX, 79705 |
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| Legal Schools in Mount Pleasant |
Northeast Texas Community College
2886 FM 1735
Mount Pleasant, TX, 75455 |
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| Legal Schools in Nacogdoches |
Stephen F Austin State University
1936 North St
Nacogdoches, TX, 75962 |
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| Legal Schools in Nederland |
Faris Computer School Inc
1119 Kent Ave
Nederland, TX, 77627 |
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| Legal Schools in Odessa |
Odessa College
201 W University
Odessa, TX, 79764 |
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| Legal Schools in Pasadena |
San Jacinto Community College
8060 Spencer Hwy
Pasadena, TX, 77501 |
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| Legal Schools in Plainview |
Wayland Baptist University
1900 W 7th St.
Plainview, TX, 79072 |
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| Legal Schools in Plano |
Collin County Community College District
4800 Preston Park Blvd.
Plano, TX, 75093 |
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| Legal Schools in Port Arthur |
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
1500 Proctor St
Port Arthur, TX, 77640 |
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| Legal Schools in San Antonio |
Career Point College
485 Spencer Ln
San Antonio, TX, 78201 |
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Northwest Vista College
3535 North West Ellison Dr
San Antonio, TX, 78251 |
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San Antonio College
1300 San Pedro Ave
San Antonio, TX, 78212 |
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St Marys University
One Camino Santa Maria
San Antonio, TX, 78228 |
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St Philips College
1801 Martin Luther King Dr
San Antonio, TX, 78203 |
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Texas Careers
1015 Jackson-Keller Rd Ste 102a
San Antonio, TX, 78213 |
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| Legal Schools in San Marcos |
Texas State University-San Marcos
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX, 78666 |
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| Legal Schools in Snyder |
Western Texas College
6200 College Ave
Snyder, TX, 79549 |
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| Legal Schools in Temple |
Temple College
2600 S 1st St
Temple, TX, 76504 |
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| Legal Schools in The Woodlands |
Lone Star College System
5000 Research Forest Drive
The Woodlands, TX, 77381 |
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| Legal Schools in Tyler |
Tyler Junior College
1400 East Fifth Street
Tyler, TX, 75789 |
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| Legal Schools in Victoria |
Texas Vocational Schools Inc
1921 E Red River
Victoria, TX, 77901 |
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Victoria College
2200 E Red River
Victoria, TX, 77901 |
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| Legal Schools in Waco |
Baylor University
500 Speight Ave.
Waco, TX, 76798 |
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McLennan Community College
1400 College Dr
Waco, TX, 76708 |
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| Legal Schools in Wharton |
Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Hwy
Wharton, TX, 77488 |
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| City | 10th Percentile | 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile | 75th Percentile | 90th Percentile | Average |
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| Alvin | $23,780.00 | $29,500.00 | $41,736.67 | $54,643.33 | $67,690.00 | $43,523.33 |
| Amarillo | $28,990.00 | $33,850.00 | $39,030.00 | $51,300.00 | $60,350.00 | $42,090.00 |
| Arlington | $31,960.00 | $37,745.00 | $45,525.00 | $55,345.00 | $67,255.00 | $46,980.00 |
| Athens | $18,613.33 | $20,773.33 | $30,356.67 | $39,160.00 | $50,406.67 | $31,993.33 |
| Austin | $28,510.00 | $33,180.00 | $40,075.00 | $50,065.00 | $58,930.00 | $44,830.00 |
| Baytown | $23,780.00 | $29,500.00 | $41,736.67 | $54,643.33 | $67,690.00 | $43,523.33 |
| Beeville | $26,360.00 | $28,280.00 | $31,150.00 | $33,390.00 | $37,100.00 | $31,390.00 |
| Brownsville | $30,490.00 | $53,360.00 | $58,250.00 | $63,090.00 | $66,000.00 | $54,520.00 |
| Canyon | $28,990.00 | $33,850.00 | $39,030.00 | $51,300.00 | $60,350.00 | $42,090.00 |
| Cedar Hill | $28,936.67 | $39,663.33 | $53,190.00 | $64,766.67 | $79,366.67 | $55,046.67 |
| Cisco | $23,070.00 | $29,303.33 | $38,456.67 | $52,446.67 | $72,613.33 | $43,003.33 |
| Clarendon | $23,070.00 | $29,303.33 | $38,456.67 | $52,446.67 | $72,613.33 | $43,003.33 |
| Commerce | $28,936.67 | $39,663.33 | $53,190.00 | $64,766.67 | $79,366.67 | $55,046.67 |
| Corpus Christi | $24,420.00 | $28,065.00 | $34,105.00 | $41,790.00 | $67,295.00 | $41,560.00 |
| Corsicana | $27,350.00 | $34,070.00 | $37,460.00 | $40,790.00 | $47,610.00 | $39,000.00 |
| Dallas | $28,936.67 | $39,663.33 | $53,190.00 | $64,766.67 | $79,366.67 | $55,046.67 |
| Denton | $28,936.67 | $39,663.33 | $53,190.00 | $64,766.67 | $79,366.67 | $55,046.67 |
| El Paso | $38,040.00 | $42,775.00 | $51,215.00 | $59,785.00 | $68,210.00 | $51,075.00 |
| Fort Worth | $31,960.00 | $37,745.00 | $45,525.00 | $55,345.00 | $67,255.00 | $46,980.00 |
| Grand Prairie | $28,936.67 | $39,663.33 | $53,190.00 | $64,766.67 | $79,366.67 | $55,046.67 |
| Harlingen | $30,490.00 | $53,360.00 | $58,250.00 | $63,090.00 | $66,000.00 | $54,520.00 |
| Houston | $23,780.00 | $29,500.00 | $41,736.67 | $54,643.33 | $67,690.00 | $43,523.33 |
| Kilgore | $28,250.00 | $32,360.00 | $41,380.00 | $50,430.00 | $65,030.00 | $43,630.00 |
| Killeen | $25,710.00 | $28,410.00 | $37,000.00 | $53,480.00 | $63,940.00 | $40,720.00 |
| Levelland | $23,070.00 | $29,303.33 | $38,456.67 | $52,446.67 | $72,613.33 | $43,003.33 |
| Lubbock | $20,640.00 | $24,830.00 | $29,605.00 | $33,275.00 | $46,525.00 | $30,840.00 |
| Lufkin | $18,613.33 | $20,773.33 | $30,356.67 | $39,160.00 | $50,406.67 | $31,993.33 |
| McAllen | $25,820.00 | $33,290.00 | $37,310.00 | $48,330.00 | $61,150.00 | $40,420.00 |
| Midland | $27,600.00 | $32,280.00 | $39,210.00 | $48,040.00 | $56,640.00 | $40,670.00 |
| Mount Pleasant | $18,613.33 | $20,773.33 | $30,356.67 | $39,160.00 | $50,406.67 | $31,993.33 |
| Nacogdoches | $18,613.33 | $20,773.33 | $30,356.67 | $39,160.00 | $50,406.67 | $31,993.33 |
| Nederland | $33,000.00 | $35,270.00 | $39,090.00 | $47,750.00 | $65,820.00 | $44,610.00 |
| Pasadena | $23,780.00 | $29,500.00 | $41,736.67 | $54,643.33 | $67,690.00 | $43,523.33 |
| Plainview | $23,070.00 | $29,303.33 | $38,456.67 | $52,446.67 | $72,613.33 | $43,003.33 |
| Plano | $28,936.67 | $39,663.33 | $53,190.00 | $64,766.67 | $79,366.67 | $55,046.67 |
| Port Arthur | $33,000.00 | $35,270.00 | $39,090.00 | $47,750.00 | $65,820.00 | $44,610.00 |
| San Antonio | $23,515.00 | $31,935.00 | $36,285.00 | $44,040.00 | $56,985.00 | $40,355.00 |
| San Marcos | $28,510.00 | $33,180.00 | $40,075.00 | $50,065.00 | $58,930.00 | $44,830.00 |
| Snyder | $23,070.00 | $29,303.33 | $38,456.67 | $52,446.67 | $72,613.33 | $43,003.33 |
| Temple | $25,710.00 | $28,410.00 | $37,000.00 | $53,480.00 | $63,940.00 | $40,720.00 |
| The Woodlands | $23,780.00 | $29,500.00 | $41,736.67 | $54,643.33 | $67,690.00 | $43,523.33 |
| Tyler | $31,010.00 | $34,100.00 | $37,320.00 | $41,360.00 | $47,280.00 | $38,890.00 |
| Victoria | $27,220.00 | $30,220.00 | $35,290.00 | $41,930.00 | $46,930.00 | $36,030.00 |
| Waco | $28,610.00 | $33,740.00 | $37,830.00 | $42,700.00 | $60,170.00 | $40,270.00 |
| Wharton | $26,360.00 | $28,280.00 | $31,150.00 | $33,390.00 | $37,100.00 | $31,390.00 |
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| Court Reporter |
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| Paralegal Assistant |
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I think it is important for students to acknowledge that a PhD program is a big investment on their part, but that investment should go both ways. Make sure the school and program are willing to make an equal investment in you.Read Full Interview
