2023 Best Value Law Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Law 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Law Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools
Our analysis found Fordham University to be the best value school for law students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Fordham U also is in the top 20% of our Best Law Schools in New York ranking.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for law students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 10% of our Best Law Schools in New York ranking.
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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 large city of New York.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in New York list.
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Touro College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in New York list. Touro is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Touro are $18,908 a year.
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Yeshiva University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Yeshiva undergraduate students pay an average of $47,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Hofstra University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hofstra are $51,360 per year.
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Brooklyn Law School landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value law programs. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #10 on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Syracuse are $57,591 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best Law Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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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