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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Connecticut

10 Colleges
$54,040 Avg Salary
$27,639 Avg Student Debt

Legal Professions is the #15 most popular major in Connecticut with 682 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Connecticut to see which 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.

Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for legal professions students. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The excellent programs at Post University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in Connecticut. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

On average, legal professions graduates from Post University take out $36,153 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Quinnipiac University is a great place for legal professions students. Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

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#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Legal Professions majors at University of New Haven take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Manchester, MCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Naugatuck Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

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#8

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Norwalk Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal professions students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Norwalk, NCC is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

Charter Oak State College

New Britain, CT

Charter Oak State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Charter Oak State College is a small public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 110
Maine 104
Rhode Island 259
Massachusetts 2,570
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 10 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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