2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Legal Research Master's Degree School for You
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Research program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Research Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
About 35% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 65% are male.
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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 Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 57% of the legal research majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 81 students majoring in legal research at Fordham U, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hofstra University is a great place for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.
Of the 49 students majoring in legal research at Hofstra, 27% are male and 73% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 51% of the legal research majors at the school.
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St John’s University - New York landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal research programs. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.
Women make up 65% of the legal research majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, Albany Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Albany Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
About 58% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 42% are male.
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Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 57% of the students majoring in legal research at the school are women while 43% are male.
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Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Women make up 50% of the legal research majors at the school.
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Brooklyn Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.
Of the 13 students majoring in legal research at Brooklyn Law, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Request InformationBest Legal Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Legal Research Schools 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 |
Majors Related to Legal Research
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
| 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 14 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.