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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$48,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,440 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.

The Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which ones offered the best value programs for non-professional general legal studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 colleges and universities below are the best value schools for non-professional general legal studies majors pursuing a .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best value school in Massachusetts for non-professional general legal studies students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.

Harvard did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Massachusetts list.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Harvard University Report

#2

Suffolk University

Boston, MA
$41,648 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk are $41,648 per year.

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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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