2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Most Popular New England Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Professions
Our 2023 rankings named Vermont Law School the most popular school in the New England Region for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 26% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 30% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 70% are male.
Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 72% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.
Of the 12 students majoring in legal professions at University of Southern Maine, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate 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 7 students majoring in legal professions at Suffolk, 14% are male and 86% are female.
Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #7, Anna Maria College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate legal professions programs. Located in the town of Concord, UNH Franklin Pierce is a public school with a small student population.
Best 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 8 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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