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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region

13 Colleges
$53,310 Avg Salary
$28,867 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 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for legal professions students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school 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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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

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 large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill.

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#5

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 13 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, Roger Williams University School of Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

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 city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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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#8

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

Vermont Law School ranked #8 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best legal professions programs. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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#10

Northeastern University

Boston, MA

Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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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 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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