2024 Best Law Schools in Massachusetts

Ranked #21 in popularity, law is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Law Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,998 degrees in law to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Law School

Your choice of law 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 law 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.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Law Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Law in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the law degree levels they offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Law

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In MA

594 Law Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Harvard University if you want to pursue a degree in law. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize 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 594 law students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Suffolk University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In MA

340 Law Degrees Awarded

Suffolk University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in law. Suffolk is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 16th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 340 law students who graduated with this degree at Suffolk in the most recent data year.

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3

Boston University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In MA

282 Law Degrees Awarded

Boston University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in law. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 282 law students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In MA

228 Law Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Boston College if you wish to pursue a degree in law. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. This college ranks 8th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 228 law students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Northeastern University
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5th Most Popular In MA

193 Law Degrees Awarded

Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 7th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 193 law students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

New England Law - Boston
Boston, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6th Most Popular In MA

154 Law Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Boston, New England Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were roughly 154 law students who graduated with this degree at New England Law in the most recent data year.

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Best Law Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Law Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	538	458
Rhode Island	436	150
Maine	396	81
New Hampshire	395	86
Vermont	352	165

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Rankings in Majors Related to Law

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Notes and References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.