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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 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 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the most popular school in the New England Region for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college 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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#2

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college 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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Out of the 19 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large 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.

Full Legal Professions at Roger Williams University Report

#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized 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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#5

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the 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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#6

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

With a ranking of #6, Amherst College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. 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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#7

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, MA

Bay Path University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Longmeadow, Bay Path is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

With a ranking of #8, Champlain College 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 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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#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 85% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#10

Lasell University

Newton, MA

Lasell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Lasell University Report

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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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