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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
574 Degrees Awarded
$39,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,738 people earned their degree in legal research, making the major the 89th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal research graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,635 and had an average of $65,122 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 691 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,950 and $81,900 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 574 legal research graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in legal research. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal research programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal research program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree legal research students whose families make $30-$48k.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 178 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard Legal Research Report

#2

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 240 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree legal research students whose families make $30-$48k list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U Legal Research Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Research at Northeastern

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Connecticut is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN Legal Research Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree legal research students whose families make $30-$48k list, University of Southern Maine has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Research at University of Southern Maine

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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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