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2024 Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region

6 Colleges in the New England Region
337 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
$41,149 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in non-professional general legal studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #143 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 337 degrees in non-professional general legal studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Best Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the New England Region Your choice of non-professional general legal studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for non-professional general legal studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Associate Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies
Master's Degrees in Non-Professional General Legal Studies

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Non-Professional General 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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The schools below may not offer all types of non-professional general legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
86 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
18.6% Growth in Graduates

Suffolk University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Suffolk is a great university overall.

There were approximately 86 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent data year. Those non-professional general legal studies students who get their degree from Suffolk University receive $4,383 more than the average non-professional general legal studies grad.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

It is difficult to beat Harvard University if you wish to pursue a degree in non-professional general legal studies. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were about 5 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
99 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
8.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in non-professional general legal studies needs to look into University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very 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 roughly 99 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program make an average of $35,347 in their early career salary.

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Post University
Waterbury, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Non-Professional General Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
4.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in non-professional general legal studies has to check out Post University. Post University is a large private for-profit university located in the suburb of Waterbury. This university ranks 14th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 74 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Post University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the non-professional general legal studies program report average early career income of $40,508.

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Located in the suburb of Hamden, Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.More information about a degree in non-professional general legal studies from Quinnipiac University

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Champlain College
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT
38.5% Growth in Graduates

Champlain is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Burlington. This college ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 13 non-professional general legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Champlain in the most recent data year.

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Explore the best non-professional general legal studies schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 224
Connecticut 241 87
New Hampshire 210 2
Maine 202 9
Rhode Island 200 1
Vermont 194 14

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Non-Professional General Legal Studies is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Legal Studies 312
Pre-Law 23
Non-Professional Legal Studies, Other 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,938
Legal Research 452
Legal Support Services 446
Legal Professions (Other) 205

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