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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Research in the New England Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Legal Research is the 89th most popular major in the country with 9,738 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in legal research. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal research programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree legal research students with aid.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 178 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree legal research students with aid list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank 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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal research students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Research at University of Southern Maine

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 240 masters’s legal research degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Full Boston U Legal Research Report

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 50 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree legal research students with aid list, UCONN has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read full report on Legal Research at UCONN

#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Legal Research Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 masters’s legal research degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northeastern University Legal Research Report

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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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