2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
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The Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for law students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Roger Williams University School of Law to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Bristol, Roger Williams University School of Law is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Roger Williams University School of Law are $12,803 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #2 for overall quality for law in the New England Region .
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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinnipiac University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value law schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.
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Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.
Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Suffolk are $39,813 a year.
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Vermont Law School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the rural area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
VLS graduate students pay an average of $43,345 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Southern Maine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.
University of Southern Maine graduate students pay an average of $22,968 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.
UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.
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Explore the best law colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,998 |
| Connecticut | 458 |
| New Hampshire | 86 |
| Maine | 81 |
| Rhode Island | 150 |
| Vermont | 165 |
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Law Related Majors for Law
Law is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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