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2023 Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

5 Colleges
$53,103 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, legal research was ranked #40 in the country. In fact 6,659 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for legal research students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vermont Law School. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Burlington, Champlain is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Research Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

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Explore the best legal research colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 241
Connecticut 76
New Hampshire 17
Maine 13
Vermont 83

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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