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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts

6 Colleges
$87,263 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Boston University

Boston, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Boston University the most popular school in Massachusetts for legal research students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for legal research students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New England University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Springfield, Western New England is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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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 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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