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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

4 Ranked Colleges
256 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 3,546 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 225th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 290 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 256 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 91 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $14,474 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Legal Studies at UMass Amherst

#2

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Waterbury, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Post University also took the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Post University is $16,336 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay Path not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bay Path is $19,636 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #4 spot on the list. Suffolk is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 70 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk is $28,938 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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