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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$57,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$87,263 Avg Salary

With 262 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal research is the #102 most popular major in Massachusetts.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Best Value Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Check out the legal research programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Legal Research at Harvard University Report

$57,592 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for legal research students. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Northeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $57,592 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts list.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Boston U undergraduate students pay an average of $59,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts list.

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

One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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