2023 Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree School for You
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 Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best master'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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2023 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts
Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Out of the 5 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Suffolk University is a great place for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Best Legal Professions Colleges in the New England Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 110 |
Maine | 104 |
Rhode Island | 259 |
Connecticut | 682 |
Vermont | 358 |
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Legal Professions Related Rankings by Major
Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 36,216 |
Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
Legal Research | 6,874 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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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