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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
2,880 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 4,440 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,390 and $62,802 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,880 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great legal professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 580 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’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 Harvard are $50,654.

Full Harvard Legal Professions Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 247 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, Boston College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston College Legal Professions Report

#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 204 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 227 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 77 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308.

Full University of Southern Maine Legal Professions Report

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 141 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCONN has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Legal Professions at University of Connecticut

#7

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Suffolk University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 325 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $30-$48k list, Suffolk has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Suffolk are $40,238, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Legal Professions at Suffolk

#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 128 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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