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2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$36,526 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,162 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 590 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal research students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #104 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal research students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Fordham University the best value school in New York for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Columbia also took the #4 spot in our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#4

Touro College

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Touro are $13,258 a year.

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#5

New York Law School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Law School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New York Law School are $24,000 a year.

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#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #6, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hofstra are $28,180 a year.

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#7

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yeshiva are $35,150 per year.

Yeshiva also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.

Syracuse also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal research programs. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at STJ are $31,516 per year.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Pace University graduate students pay an average of $34,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 382
Maryland 57
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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