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2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$40,180 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,103 Avg Salary

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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

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 city of Burlington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Champlain are $14,310 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Champlain also did well on our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. 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 made our Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vermont Law School. It ranked #3 on our 2023 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 remote area of South Royalton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at VLS are $43,345 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.

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Explore the best legal research colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 262
Connecticut 76
New Hampshire 17
Maine 14
Vermont 83

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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