2025 Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in legal studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #119 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for legal studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 222 bachelor's degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Legal Studies Schools

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Studies in Massachusetts

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for legal studies students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Legal Studies

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

112 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

80 Annual Graduates

Suffolk University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from Suffolk University

Best Legal Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Legal Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	47
New Hampshire	276	2

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Legal Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Non-Professional General Legal Studies area of study, Legal Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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