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

17 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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The Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

Women make up 49% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#2

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Suffolk University is a great place for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 340 students majoring in legal professions at Suffolk, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Of the 282 students majoring in legal professions at Boston U, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#4

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

About 48% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

A rank of #5 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 small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 228 students majoring in legal professions at Boston College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Northeastern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 65% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#7

Vermont Law School

South Royalton, VT

Vermont Law School ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. VLS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of South Royalton.

About 50% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 50% are male.

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New England Law - Boston ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, New England Law is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 64% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Roger Williams University School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Roger Williams University School of Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

Women make up 58% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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

About 49% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 51% are male.

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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 17 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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