2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #107 in the country. In fact 6,874 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for legal research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Research
Our 2023 rankings named Champlain College the best value school in the New England Region for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 per year.
Champlain excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vermont Law School. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. VLS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of South Royalton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VLS are $43,345 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Southern Maine helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.
Request InformationBest Legal Research Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 262 |
| Connecticut | 76 |
| New Hampshire | 17 |
| Maine | 14 |
| Vermont | 83 |
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Majors Related to Legal Research
Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.