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

9 Colleges
$60,062 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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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#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

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#2

Boston University

Boston, MA

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

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Suffolk University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#5

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Vermont Law School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in the New England Region . VLS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of South Royalton.

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Northeastern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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Roger Williams University School of Law came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Roger Williams University School of Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

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University of Southern Maine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 9 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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