2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Vermont Law School to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
Of the 120 students majoring in legal professions at VLS, 43% are male and 57% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 50% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 50% are male.
Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 53% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 47% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree 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 52% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 48% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 32 students majoring in legal professions at Northeastern, 38% are male and 63% are female.
University of New Hampshire - Franklin Pierce School of Law landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the fringe town of Concord, UNH Franklin Pierce is a public college with a small student population.
About 18% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 82% are male.
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Suffolk University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.
Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Of the 15 students majoring in legal professions at Tufts, 27% are male and 73% are female.
Western New England University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Western New England is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Of the 10 students majoring in legal professions at Western New England, 40% are male and 60% are female.
Boston College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Women make up 71% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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 14 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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