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Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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$68,162 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal research master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Massachusetts.

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Massachusetts. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Massachusetts. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 63% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

About 73% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 27% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western New England University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal research schools in Massachusetts. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield.

Women make up 67% of the legal research majors at the school.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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 6 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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