Texas Tech University School of Law

What Texas Tech University School of Law does

Texas Tech University School of Law is a public, ABA-accredited law school founded in 1966 as a constituent school of Texas Tech University, a state university in Lubbock, Texas. The school provides Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees, and operates a J.D./M.P.A. dual degree program in partnership with the TTU Graduate School and Department of Political Science, allowing students to earn both degrees in three to four years through 12 cross-credited hours. Its core products include the J.D. program, an admissions service for prospective students, an academic calendar service for law students, and the dual J.D./M.P.A. program. The school is funded through state appropriations, tuition, and private donations, and is not a revenue-generating enterprise in the conventional commercial sense.

The school moved to its current Downtown Lubbock campus in 2016 and has headcount in the 51-100 range, consistent with a small-to-mid-sized public law school. It serves students seeking legal careers in private practice, government, and public service, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary education combining law with public administration. The school's primary differentiator is the J.D./M.P.A. dual degree program, which combines 78 law hours with 27 M.P.A. hours to prepare graduates for administrative roles in government and public agencies. Recent strategic additions include the launch of a Certificate and Minor in Indigenous & Native American Studies in April 2023 led by Horn Professor Victoria Sutton.

The school's customer base consists of prospective and enrolled law students across the Southwest United States, with primary segments being J.D.-seeking students and dual-degree students. The institution is governed by the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents and operates as a non-profit educational institution without private shareholders. Pricing details (tuition and fees) are not publicly disclosed in the provided sources.

Name

Texas Tech University School of Law

Legal name

Texas Tech University School of Law

Website

https://depts.ttu.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Texas Tech University School of Law is a public, ABA-accredited law school in Lubbock, Texas, offering J.D., LL.M., and J.D./M.P.A. dual degree programs for students pursuing careers in legal practice, government, and public service.

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Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF), LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Juris doctor program
• Dual degree programs
• Public administration
• Bar exam preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Lubbock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Core offering

Texas Tech University School of Law delivers accredited graduate legal education, primarily the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, with specialized dual degree pathways such as the J.D./M.P.A. program. Instruction is provided on-campus at the Lubbock, Texas main campus, and the school also offers an LL.M. program for advanced legal study.

Product overview

Texas Tech University School of Law offers a comprehensive legal education portfolio centered on its Juris Doctor (J.D.) program, the primary degree enabling graduates to practice law and sit for bar examinations. The school provides direct admission pathways and application services for prospective students. A notable offering is the J.D./M.P.A. dual degree program conducted in partnership with the Graduate School, allowing students to earn both degrees in approximately three to four years of study, with 12 hours of approved courses counting toward both degrees. The school also publishes its own academic calendar separate from the main university calendar, serving law students with specialized scheduling needs.

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Products and services

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) Program Three-year professional law degree providing comprehensive legal education leading to eligibility to sit for the bar examination and enter legal practice; designed for prospective law students pursuing careers in legal practice, government, or public service.
• J.D./M.P.A. Dual Degree Program Combined Juris Doctor and Master of Public Administration program delivered jointly with the Texas Tech Graduate School and Department of Political Science; enables students to earn both degrees in three to four years (105 total hours: 78 law hours + 27 MPA hours) with 12 hours of cross-credited coursework, preparing graduates for administrative careers in government and public agencies.
• Law School Admissions Services Application processing and admissions services for prospective J.D. students, including application evaluation, requirements review, and enrollment management.
• School of Law Academic Calendar Published academic calendar for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years providing law students with detailed term schedules, separate from the main university calendar.

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Texas Tech University Graduate SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe School of Law partners with the Graduate School to offer the J.D./M.P.A. dual degree program, enabling students to earn both degrees through cross-credited coursework. The partnership allows 12 hours of approved law courses to transfer as elective credit toward the M.P.A. degree and vice versa.
• Department of Political Science (TTU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Department of Political Science administers the Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree jointly with the School of Law for the dual degree program. The M.P.A. is NASPAA-accredited and offers tracks in city management, non-profit management, public policy, and environmental policy.

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Direct peers

• SMU Dedman School of Law: ABA-ac JD-granting law school in Dallas offering JD, LLM, and SJD programs. Comparable in program mix and Texas placement, but private and higher tuition; competes for the same applicant pool with greater metropolitan proximity.
• Baylor Law School: Private ABA-accredited law school in Waco, Texas offering the JD with a practice-oriented curriculum. Comparable JD-granting peer competing for Texas applicants, though with a distinctively private, practice-focused model.
• Texas A&M University School of Law: Public ABA-accredited JD-granting law school in Texas, sharing the same state-university parent system context. Directly competes for Texas applicants and state-appropriated funding; offers JD and dual degree programs similar in scope.
• The University of Texas at Austin School of Law: The flagship public ABA-accredited law school in Texas, offering JD, LLM, and dual degrees. The dominant Texas law school competitor on rankings, alumni network, and placement, and a primary aspirational peer for Texas-resident applicants.
• University of Houston Law Center: Public ABA-accredited law school in Houston, Texas offering JD, LLM, and dual degrees. Directly competes for Texas-resident applicants and is a key comparator on bar passage, employment outcomes, and program breadth within the same state system.

Emerging players

• Washburn University School of Law: Public ABA-accredited JD-granting law school in Topeka, Kansas with similar scale and public-university parentage. Comparable in size and program scope, especially as a regional JD-granting peer for Southwest applicants considering alternatives.
• UNT Dallas College of Law: Newer public ABA-accredited law school in Dallas targeting access and affordability. Comparable JD program with a public-university parent, but with a younger brand and emerging track record versus Texas Tech Law's longer operating history.

Regional players

• University of Oklahoma College of Law: Public ABA-accredited JD-granting law school in Norman, Oklahoma. Comparable as a state-university law school serving a similar Southwest/southern-plains applicant pool, but operating in a different state with limited direct overlap.
• University of New Mexico School of Law: Public ABA-accredited law school in Albuquerque offering JD and dual degrees. Comparable as a public-university JD program in the Southwest region, with similar size and a comparable public-service orientation; competes only indirectly given geography.

Others

• West Texas A&M University (parent-system context): A peer institution within the Texas Tech University System that does not operate a law school. Listed as an OTHERS peer because it shares the same university-system parent and indirect administrative relationship, but is not a direct competitor in legal education.

Market position

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Competitive moat3 records

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Customer concentration

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