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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$42,044 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,077 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 2,291 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions 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 Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

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

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in Massachusetts. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeastern University is a great value for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

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#5

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 #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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

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New England Law - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the city of Boston, New England Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.

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