by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more legal research students than other colleges offering the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 15 schools in the New England Region offering legal research.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors in the New England Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Leading the list of the most popular legal research schools is Northeastern University. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 241 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for Northeastern University
Boston University came in at #2 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 219 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for Boston University
A rank of #3 makes Harvard University one of the most popular schools for legal research. Set in the city of Cambridge, Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 182 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for Harvard University
University Of Connecticut is one of the most popular legal research schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 82 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for University Of Connecticut
Vermont Law School is one of the most popular legal research schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Vermont Law School is a private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of South Royalton. This school awarded about 65 legal research degrees in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Vermont Law School
Suffolk University comes in at #6 for legal research this year. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit university. Suffolk University graduated around 49 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for Suffolk University
Yale University comes in at #7 for legal research this year. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit university. Yale University graduated around 41 legal research students in the most recent data year. See more about legal research at Yale University
University Of Southern Maine ranked #8 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Set in the city of Portland, University Of Southern Maine is a public institution. University Of Southern Maine graduated around 33 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for University Of Southern Maine
University Of New Hampshire School Of Law landed the #9 spot among the most popular legal research schools. University Of New Hampshire School Of Law is a public school located in the town of Concord. This school awarded about 25 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for University Of New Hampshire School Of Law
Amherst College ranked #10 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Located in the city of Amherst, Amherst College is a private not-for-profit university. Amherst College graduated around 23 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for Amherst College
Northeastern University Global Network placed #11 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Global Network is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. See more about legal research at Northeastern University Global Network
Western New England University landed the #12 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Western New England University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Springfield. This school awarded about 21 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for Western New England University
Saint Anselm College placed #13 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Manchester, Saint Anselm College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 19 legal research degrees in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Saint Anselm College
Champlain College ranked #14 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Champlain College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 9 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for Champlain College
Tufts University placed #15 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts University is a private not-for-profit university. Tufts University graduated around 5 legal research students in the most recent data year. See more about legal research at Tufts University
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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