Study Law in One of the Nation’s Top Legal Markets

The University of Houston Law Center, one of the nation’s top-tier law schools, offers the ability to earn your J.D. in our full-time or part-time evening program.

Here are several reasons why Houston Law is one of the Best Law Schools for Top Law Students:

Location
We are located in Houston, one of the nation’s top legal markets and one of the most diverse cities in the nation. The city is also home to the world’s largest health care and medical complex, the Texas Medical Center, and is recognized as the energy capital of the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.

Best Value
Distinguished by its relatively modest tuition for being in one of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, the UH Law Center has been cited as one of the “best values” in legal education by preLaw, a National Jurist magazine.

Highly Ranked
We are ranked in the top tier out of the nearly 200 ABA-accredited law schools in the United States with multiple specialty programs ranked in the top 50.

Career Services
UHLC's outstanding Career Development Office offers support in and out of the classroom with its mission to equip students and graduates with the resources and skills to successfully generate and take advantage of professional opportunities.

Exceptional Faculty
Our outstanding faculty are recognized leaders in their respective fields as well as classroom professors of the first rank. Adjunct faculty drawn from the practicing bar augment our curriculum with “real world” perspectives on the law. Our faculty are also recognized for their care, mentorship, and support of student’s advancement and achievement.

Global Reach
The UH Law Center is a global school with strong connections to the international legal and education communities. The international activities of our faculty include visiting professorships, publications in foreign journals, and participation in international symposia and conferences. Students can also be exchange students at other legal institutions around the world.