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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal professions program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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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 Getting Aid.

#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 Getting Aid. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 580 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree legal professions students with aid list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank 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 Harvard are $50,654.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized school located in Portland, Maine that handed out 77 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 141 doctorate’s legal professions 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full University of Connecticut Legal Professions Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 227 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 247 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston College Legal Professions Report

#6

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Suffolk University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 325 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238.

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#7

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Northeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 204 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558, 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Hamden, Connecticut, and it awarded 128 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree legal professions students with aid 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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