Legal Professions at Berkeley College - New York

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Berkeley College - New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Berkeley College - New York is located in New York, New York and approximately 2,376 students attend the school each year. Of the 547 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Berkeley College - New York in 2021, 23 of them were legal professions majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Berkeley College - New York Legal Professions Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Berkeley College - New York

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Berkeley College - New York does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Berkeley College - New York Legal Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at Berkeley College - New York compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at Berkeley College - New York is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Online Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools	23
Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools	78
	84
Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools	105
	114
Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools	136
Most Focused Legal Professions Schools	174
	256
Best Value Legal Professions Schools	277
Most Popular Legal Professions Schools	308

Legal Professions Student Demographics at Berkeley College - New York

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Berkeley College - New York.

Berkeley College - New York Legal Professions Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of legal professions associate's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Berkeley College - New York does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Berkeley College - New York with a associate's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Berkeley College - New York Legal Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 legal professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Berkeley College - New York. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Berkeley College - New York with a bachelor's in legal professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Berkeley College - New York also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

The following legal professions concentations are available at Berkeley College - New York. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Berkeley College - New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Professions (Other)	36

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Berkeley College - New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Lawyers	76,840	$167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	25,500	$58,750
Legal Secretaries	15,440	$55,920
Law Professors	3,440	$137,990
Judges, and Magistrates	3,170	$158,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.