2024 Best Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region
4Colleges in the New England Region
312Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in legal studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #195 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 312 degrees in legal studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of legal studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Legal Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Legal Studies in the New England Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the legal studies degree levels they offer.
Suffolk University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in legal studies. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.
There were about 86 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal studies. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 99 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Post University if you want to pursue a degree in legal studies. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury. This university ranks 14th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 74 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Post University in the most recent year we have data available.
Quinnipiac University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in legal studies. Located in the large suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.More information about a degree in legal studies from Quinnipiac University
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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.
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Your choice of legal studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Legal Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
