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2023 Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

The colleges and universities below are the best for legal professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Full Legal Professions 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 Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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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 2 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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