2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Bachelor's 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.
About 66% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 34% are male.
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Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 70 students majoring in legal professions at Suffolk, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Roger Williams University is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 44 students majoring in legal professions at RWU, 30% are male and 70% are female.
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Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the suburb of Waterbury.
About 76% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 24% are male.
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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Quinnipiac University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the New England Region . Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.
About 70% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 30% are male.
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Amherst College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Amherst.
Of the 21 students majoring in legal professions at Amherst, 43% are male and 57% are female.
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Bay Path University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Champlain College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in legal professions at Champlain, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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With a ranking of #8, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 85% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #10, Husson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bangor, Husson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 78% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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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 19 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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