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2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in New York

16 Colleges
$48,980 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Research Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 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 Legal Research program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal research programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for legal research students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for legal research students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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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 legal research schools in New York. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in New York list. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Research Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

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#7

Albany Law School

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #7, Albany Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Albany Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

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With a ranking of #8, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal research students. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#10

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn Law School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Research Schools in New York ranking. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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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 16 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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