2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
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 Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region
Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for legal professions students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent 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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The excellent programs at Roger Williams 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 large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at RWU take out is $20,900.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.
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The excellent programs at Post University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the New England Region . Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.
On average, legal professions graduates from Post University take out $36,153 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Roger Williams University School of Law landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, Roger Williams University School of Law is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average amount in student loans that legal professions majors at Suffolk take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $494, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Vermont Law School landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best legal professions programs. Located in the rural area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Quinnipiac University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
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Northeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
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 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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 13 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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