by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Legal Support Services is the 106th most popular major in the country with 11,322 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,067 and had an average of $20,824 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 408 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,500 and $23,000 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 21 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal support services. That schools that top this list have a program in legal support services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #1 spot on the list. Roger Williams University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bristol, Rhode Island. It awarded 76 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mount Wachusett Community College is a small public school situated in Gardner, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Mount Wachusett Community College Legal Support Services Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. North Shore Community College is located in Danvers, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region. CCRI is a public institution located in Warwick, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Community College of Rhode Island
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Norwalk Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Norwalk, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Manchester Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. MCC is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 24 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Quincy College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. Quincy College is a public institution located in Quincy, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Bunker Hill Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Bunker Hill Community College
Middlesex Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. Middlesex Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bedford, Massachusetts. It awarded 24 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Middlesex Community College Legal Support Services Report
Massachusetts Bay Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. MassBay Community College is a small public school situated in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full MassBay Community College Legal Support Services Report
Naugatuck Valley Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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NHTI-Concord’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. NHTI is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 10 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Nashua Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. Nashua Community College is a public institution located in Nashua, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bay Path University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region ranking. Longmeadow, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Bay Path University
University of Hartford did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 5 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Suffolk University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region ranking. Suffolk University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 12 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Anna Maria College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region ranking. Anna Maria is located in Paxton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Champlain College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. Champlain College is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Husson University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region ranking. Husson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bangor, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Elms College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Northern Essex Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the New England Region list. Northern Essex Community College is a small school located in Haverhill, Massachusetts that handed out 0 ’s legal support degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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