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2023 Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Massachusetts

3 Colleges
$40,440 Avg Salary
$26,083 Avg Student Debt

With 224 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, non-professional general legal studies is the #109 most popular major in Massachusetts.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

Check out the non-professional general legal studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for non-professional general legal studies students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Harvard University Report

#2

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

On average, non-professional general legal studies graduates from Suffolk take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $494, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Suffolk University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great place for non-professional general legal studies students. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

The average amount in student loans that non-professional general legal studies majors at UMass Amherst take out is $24,250.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

Explore all the Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 87
New Hampshire 2
Maine 9
Rhode Island 1
Vermont 14

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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