
The cost of attending New England Law | Boston is more than J.D. tuition. A useful annual budget includes mandatory school charges, books and supplies, housing, food, transportation, personal expenses, and any applicable health-insurance cost.
The school's published cost-of-attendance budget for the relevant academic year is the appropriate starting point. Students should check whether its tuition figure applies to their full-time or part-time course load and avoid adding a listed housing allowance twice if it is already included in the total. Because this is a private law school, undergraduate in-state versus out-of-state tuition comparisons are not a useful substitute for its current J.D. price schedule.
Published cost of attendance is an estimate, not an individual bill. A scholarship can reduce a student's direct educational cost, while loans provide funds that generally must be repaid with interest. Applicants comparing offers should calculate the amount they would need to finance across the entire expected J.D. program, including likely changes in living expenses and scholarship conditions. Federal professional-student loan rules have changed for borrowers beginning in the 2026-27 period, making current borrowing limits especially important to verify with financial aid staff.
New England Law | Boston students may seek paid work alongside law school, but a part-time job, an internship, and Federal Work-Study are not the same opportunity. Federal Work-Study, when included in an eligible student's aid package, is earned through qualifying employment rather than paid out automatically as a grant.
Students should ask the financial aid office whether they qualify for Work-Study and where approved positions are posted. They can also use career services to look for paid legal work, summer positions, and externships; an academic externship may carry course credit rather than wages. Before accepting work during a term, J.D. students should check course schedules, employer expectations, and any school rules governing employment during law study.
Graduate average amount
$13,286Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.