Best colleges for Non-Professional Legal Studies in Massachusetts
Program-level earnings — not school prestige — rank these. Among the Massachusetts programs in the federal field-of-study file, Bentley University leads: its Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates earn a median $148,087 four years after finishing, against the field's $61,959 national median. (Scorecard field-of-study, 2026.)
| # | College | Grad earnings, 4 yrs | Vs field median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bentley University | $148,087 | +$86,128 |
| 2 | Suffolk University | $70,274 | +$8,315 |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | $69,269 | +$7,310 |
How big is the earnings gap between Massachusetts Non-Professional Legal Studies programs?
$78,818 separates the top and bottom of this list — $148,087 at Bentley University against $69,269 at University of Massachusetts-Amherst, four years after finishing. Same field, same state, same federal measure: where you study moves pay by that much.
Do Massachusetts Non-Professional Legal Studies graduates earn more than the national median?
The state's strongest program pays $86,128 above the $61,959 national median for the field. Program-level medians come from federal tax records of graduates who received aid, so they track actual pay rather than advertised salaries.