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2023 Best Value Law Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$45,528 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$93,040 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Law Schools in New York

Check out the law programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Law Schools

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

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 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, Fordham U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in New York list.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Law Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NYU are $56,500 per 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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#3

New York Law School

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York Law School helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in New York. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

University at Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $10,782 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in New York list.

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#6

Touro College

New York, NY
$18,908 Average Tuition & Fees

Touro College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #6 on the list. Touro is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Touro are $18,908 per year.

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#7

Yeshiva University

New York, NY
$47,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Yeshiva University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yeshiva are $47,500 per year.

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#8

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY
$51,360 Average Tuition & Fees

Hofstra University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Hofstra undergraduate students pay an average of $51,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Law School ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Law Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
$57,591 Average Tuition & Fees

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 medium-sized city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Syracuse are $57,591 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Syracuse is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Schools in New York list.

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Best Value Law Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,586
Maryland 418
New Jersey 610
District of Columbia 1,954

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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