A degree in legal research is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #114 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal research. Combined, these schools handed out 802 degrees in legal research to qualified students.
Your choice of legal research school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Legal Research School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal research degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a degree in legal research. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were approximately 222 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in legal research needs to take a look at Boston University. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 279 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal research program state that they receive average early career wages of $87,263.
Any student who is interested in legal research has to take a look at Suffolk University. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 16th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 37 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent year we have data available.
Northeastern University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in legal research. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 209 legal research students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
Your choice of legal research school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Legal Research School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
