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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

9 Ranked Colleges
2,880 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region” 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,880 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

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.

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

#1

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Quinnipiac University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Quinnipiac University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamden, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 128 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Quinnipiac are $20,090.

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#2

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 204 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 247 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Boston College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 77 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Southern Maine also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 325 students in 2019-2020.

Suffolk also took the #3 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 Suffolk University are $40,238.

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#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 141 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’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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#9 in overall quality

Roger Williams University School of Law ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Roger Williams University School of Law is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 143 doctorate’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Roger Williams University School of Law, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Roger Williams University School of Law are $19,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 580 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

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#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 227 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree legal professions students list, Boston U has also earned the #2 rank 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 Boston U are $57,666.

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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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