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Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

6 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is the #16 most popular major in Massachusetts with 2,570 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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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 Massachusetts. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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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 Massachusetts. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England Law - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, New England Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Suffolk University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Massachusetts. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Northeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 110
Maine 104
Rhode Island 259
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 6 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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