2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Post University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
Of the 40 students majoring in legal professions at Post University, 8% are male and 93% are female.
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Out of the 20 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 63% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Community College of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in legal professions at CCRI, 7% are male and 93% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bunker Hill Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 82% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public college with a small student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 27% are male.
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North Shore Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.
About 90% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 10% are male.
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Middlesex Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree legal professions programs. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bedford.
Of the 8 students majoring in legal professions at Middlesex Community College, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, Manchester Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in legal professions at MCC, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
Women make up 67% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Bristol Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
About 83% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 17% are male.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges by State
Explore the best legal professions colleges 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 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
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 20 schools only.
- 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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