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2023 Best Value Colleges for Non-Professional General Legal Studies in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
337 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 4,407 people earned their degree in non-professional general legal studies, making the major the 143rd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,632 and had an average of $33,872 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 337 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,149 and $35,623 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in non-professional general legal studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great non-professional general 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 non-professional general legal studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region non-professional general legal studies students.

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Post University
Waterbury, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Post University is located in Waterbury, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region non-professional general legal studies students list, Post University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Post University is $16,529 for New England Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 99 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,038 for new england region non-professional general legal studies students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #3 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 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Suffolk, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk University is $30,995 for New England Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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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Champlain College
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Champlain College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region. Champlain College is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region non-professional general legal studies students list, Champlain has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Champlain College is $33,224 for New England Region Non-Professional General Legal Studies students.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #5 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 5 ’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $13,872 for new england region non-professional general legal studies students per year to attend Harvard.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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