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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$45,992 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,213 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 23 degrees and certificates were awarded to non-professional general legal studies students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #163 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for non-professional general legal studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best value school in Massachusetts for non-professional general legal studies students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Harvard University Report

#2

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Out of the 2 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Suffolk graduate students pay an average of $39,813 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Suffolk University

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State Degrees Awarded

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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