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

7 Ranked Colleges
369 Degrees Awarded
$33,567 Avg Salary
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 369 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions 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 professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The legal professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Amherst, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $18,104 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend UMass Amherst.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Legal Professions at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Post University is a private for-profit institution located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Post University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Post University is $8,079 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bay Path University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Bay Path is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. It awarded 19 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Bay Path not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $21,763 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Bay Path University.

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#4

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $28,986 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Suffolk.

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%.

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#5

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

RWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $33,243 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Roger Williams University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Quinnipiac University is located in Hamden, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Quinnipiac University is $36,118 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Quinnipiac Legal Professions Report

#7

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

Champlain College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 8 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Champlain also made our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Champlain is $32,019 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 Champlain College

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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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