2024 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general advanced legal research/studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #172 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 19 doctor's degrees in general advanced legal research/studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 general advanced legal research/studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general advanced legal research/studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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 general advanced legal research/studies related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Advanced Legal Research/Studies in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for general advanced legal research/studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Advanced Legal Research/Studies

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general advanced legal research/studies. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge.More information about a doctorate in general advanced legal research/studies from Harvard University

2

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Northeastern University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general advanced legal research/studies. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a doctorate in general advanced legal research/studies from Northeastern University

Best General Advanced Legal Research/Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best general advanced legal research/studies schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	284	7
Connecticut	138	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Advanced Legal Research/Studies

One of 24 majors within the Legal Research area of study, General Advanced Legal Research/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). More about our data sources and methodologies.