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2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges
$49,849 Avg Salary
$24,990 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

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#2

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vermont Law School. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Suffolk University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Champlain College is a great place for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Maine did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

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Explore the best legal professions schools 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 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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