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2023 Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

3 Colleges
$68,162 Avg Salary

With 241 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal research is the #57 most popular major in Massachusetts.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

The colleges and universities below are the best for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in Massachusetts for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal research schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Explore all the Best Legal Research Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

Legal Research is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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