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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

11 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 45,189 legal professions students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs 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.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the best school in the New England Region for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 11 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New England Law - Boston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, New England Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Roger Williams University School of Law. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Roger Williams University School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bristol.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#8

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

Vermont Law School came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. VLS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of South Royalton.

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With a ranking of #9, Northeastern University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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University of Connecticut did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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Explore the best legal professions colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,291
Rhode Island 153
Connecticut 552
New Hampshire 103
Maine 94
Vermont 344

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 53,252
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).
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