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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
369 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

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 a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking.

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” 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.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students.

#1

Post University

Waterbury, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the #1 spot on the list. Post University is a fairly large school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 43 bachelors’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students list, Post University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Post University is $15,653 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students.

Full Post University Legal Professions Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 91 degrees to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of Massachusetts Amherst is $22,501 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students.

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 full report on Legal Professions at UMass Amherst

#3

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #3 spot on the list. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $36,456 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students per year to attend RWU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Legal Professions at RWU

#4

Bay Path University

Longmeadow, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bay Path University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students list, Bay Path has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bay Path University is $22,211 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk University landed the #5 spot on the list. Suffolk is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk University is $30,701 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Legal Professions at Suffolk

#6

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont
#7 in overall quality

Champlain College 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 ranking. Burlington, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s legal professions degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Champlain, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Champlain is $33,561 for new england region bachelor’s degree legal professions students.

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 full report on Legal Professions at Champlain College

#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region ranking. Quinnipiac is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Quinnipiac, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Quinnipiac is $41,104 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Legal Professions students.

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

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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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