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2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$41,039 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,162 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree 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. This report analyzed 6 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for legal research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal research schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 a year.

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#5

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Vermont Law School is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote area of South Royalton, VLS is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

VLS graduate students pay an average of $43,345 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Southern Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Southern Maine are $22,968 per year.

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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 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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