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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$65,084 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 466 students majoring in law at NYU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular law schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 48% of the law majors at the school.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Women make up 48% of the law majors at the school.

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#4

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn Law School landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 58% of the law majors at the school.

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#5

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 55% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#6

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 57% of the law majors at the school.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #7, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 50% are male.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 235 students majoring in law at STJ, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 37% are male.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #10, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

About 44% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Law at Cornell University Report

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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 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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