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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
688 Degrees Awarded
$38,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 688 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 3 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree legal professions students whose families make more than $110k list, University of Southern Maine has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 183 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 50 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 240 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree legal professions students whose families make more than $110k list, Boston College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’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.

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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%.

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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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