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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

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Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Legal Studies is the 225th most popular major in the country with 3,546 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 $48-$75k” 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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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 $48-$75k.

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Amherst is $18,104 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UMass Amherst Legal Studies Report

#2

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Post University, the school also landed 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 $8,079 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Post University Legal Studies Report

#3

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#3 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #3 spot on the list. Bay Path is located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s legal studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bay Path, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $21,763 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Bay Path University.

Read more about Legal Studies at Bay Path University

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #4 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal studies degrees to 70 students in 2019-2020.

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 estimated yearly cost for Suffolk University is $28,986 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Legal Studies at Suffolk University

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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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