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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$93,040 Avg Salary

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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.

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The Most Popular Law Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New York to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for law majors pursuing a .

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for law students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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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 #2 on our 2023 Most Popular 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.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The excellent programs at Fordham University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best law schools in New York. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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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 school with a small student population.

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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 Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

New York Law School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for law students. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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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).

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