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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the New England Region . Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Law - Boston landed the # 4 spot on the list. New England Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University School of Law. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Roger Williams University School of Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

Vermont Law School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the remote area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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Northeastern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of Connecticut landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 110
Maine 104
Rhode Island 259
Massachusetts 2,570
Connecticut 682
Vermont 358

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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