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2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

8 Ranked Colleges
2,840 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Law is the 25th most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,876 and had an average of $112,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 2,840 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,738 and $102,876 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,840 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in law. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great law programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the law program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality
$50,654 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 570 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
#8 in overall quality
$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 77 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality
$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 139 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality
$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 227 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality
$31,930 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 247 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality
$40,238 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$58,629 Average Early-Career Earnings

Suffolk University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 322 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk also took the #3 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238.

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#7

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality
$25,558 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 200 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality
$20,090 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 128 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac University are $20,090.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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