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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Region

16 Colleges
$67,577 Avg Salary

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In 2020-2021, 36,216 law students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #4 most popular in the country.

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The Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Region list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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Northeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#7

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

With a ranking of #7, Vermont Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. VLS is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of South Royalton.

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New England Law - Boston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, New England Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Roger Williams University School of Law did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. Roger Williams University School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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Best Law Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,998
Connecticut 458
Rhode Island 150
New Hampshire 86
Maine 81
Vermont 165

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.

  • 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).

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