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

8 Ranked Colleges
2,880 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,880 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 580 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 247 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 227 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 204 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions 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 Northeastern are $25,558.

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#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 141 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Maine did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 77 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

University of Southern Maine also took the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Professions 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 University of Southern Maine are $22,308.

Read more about Legal Professions at University of Southern Maine

#7

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Suffolk University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 325 students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk University are $40,238, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 128 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $0-$30k list, Quinnipiac has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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