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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
369 Degrees Awarded
$24,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 4,440 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,390 and $62,802 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 369 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 91 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $13,137 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Legal Professions at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bay Path University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bay Path is a small school located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay Path also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bay Path is $19,522 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Bay Path University Legal Professions Report

#3

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Waterbury, Connecticut, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Post University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Post University is $18,698 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Legal Professions at Post University

#4

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #4 spot on the list. Suffolk is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 70 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k list, Suffolk has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $27,748 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Suffolk.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Suffolk University

#5

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Champlain College is a small school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 8 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Champlain not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Champlain is $27,028 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Professions at Champlain

#6

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Roger Williams University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Roger Williams University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for RWU is $27,136 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Professions at RWU

#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 20 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Quinnipiac is $35,038 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low 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%.

Full Quinnipiac University Legal Professions Report

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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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