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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$28,267 Avg Salary
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 associate degree level specifically, there were 190 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,753 and $14,559 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 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.

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

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

#1

Manchester Community College

Manchester, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Manchester Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. MCC is a small school located in Manchester, Connecticut that handed out 17 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $7,543 for New England Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full MCC Legal Professions Report

#2

Community College of Rhode Island

Warwick, Rhode Island
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. Community College of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Warwick, Rhode Island. It awarded 28 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

CCRI also made our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $6,062 for new england region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend CCRI.

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#3

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k list, Post University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Post University is $8,079 for new england region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Post University

#4

NHTI-Concord's Community College

Concord, New Hampshire
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NHTI is a small public school situated in Concord, New Hampshire. It awarded 3 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NHTI, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NHTI-Concord’s Community College is $22,225 for New England Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Legal Professions at NHTI-Concord’s Community College

#5

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bay Path University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay Path also took the #6 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bay Path is $21,763 for new england region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Bay Path University

#6

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Roger Williams University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 31 associates’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $33,243 for New England Region Associate Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend RWU.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Roger Williams University Legal Professions Report

#7

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for an Associate in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s legal professions degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk University is $28,986 for new england region associate degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Professions at Suffolk University

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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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