2023 Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 4,025 degrees and certificates were awarded to law students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #18 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Law Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for law students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Fordham University to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Fordham U are $23,846 per year.
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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.
NYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Law School landed the # 3 spot on the list. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at New York Law School are $24,000 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.
University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Touro College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Touro graduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Yeshiva University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Yeshiva graduate students pay an average of $35,150 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Hofstra University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hofstra are $28,180 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Brooklyn Law School did quite well on this year’s best value schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Brooklyn Law are $65,124 a year.
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Syracuse University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
Syracuse graduate students pay an average of $42,954 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,586 |
| Maryland | 418 |
| New Jersey | 610 |
| District of Columbia | 1,954 |
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Majors Related to Law
One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
| Legal Research | 6,874 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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