by our College Data Analytics Team
Legal Research is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. The schools below are the most focused on legal research in Massachusetts, measured by the share of their degrees in the field.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that offer legal research awards in the field.
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The colleges and universities below are the most focused on legal research in Massachusetts, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Leading the list of the most focused legal research schools is Amherst College. Amherst College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Amherst. About 5% of the degrees Amherst College awards are in legal research, or about 23 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Amherst College
Suffolk University is one of the most focused legal research schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in legal research, or about 49 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for Suffolk University
Northeastern University ranks #3 for legal research by degree focus. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. About 2% of the degrees Northeastern University awards are in legal research, or about 241 graduates in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Northeastern University
A rank of #4 makes Western New England University one of the most focused schools for legal research. Western New England University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in legal research, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Western New England University
Boston University is one of the most focused legal research schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Boston University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. About 2% of the degrees Boston University awards are in legal research, or about 220 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for Boston University
Harvard University ranked #6 on our list of the most focused legal research schools. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in legal research, or about 182 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Harvard University
Northeastern University Global Network ranked #7 on our list of the most focused legal research schools. Set in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Global Network is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.5% of the degrees Northeastern University Global Network awards are in legal research, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Northeastern University Global Network
Tufts University comes in at #8 for legal research focus this year. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in legal research, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Tufts University
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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