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2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$23,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,448 Avg Salary

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the #127 most popular major in New York with 377 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies 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 6 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best value experiences for non-professional general legal studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for non-professional general legal studies majors pursuing a .

#1

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY
$8,689 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found SUNY Canton to be the best value school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a degree in New York. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the town of Canton.

SUNY Canton undergraduate students pay an average of $8,689 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,470 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the # 2 spot on the list. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John Jay are $7,470 a year. On average, non-professional general legal studies graduates from John Jay take out $9,501 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University at Buffalo Report

#4

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY
$20,734 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mercy College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in New York. Located in the suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Mercy undergraduate students pay an average of $20,734 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, non-professional general legal studies graduates from Mercy carry an average student debtload of $30,228.

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$48,830 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pace University - New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in New York list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pace University are $48,830 per year.

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$45,562 Average Tuition & Fees

St John’s University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in New York list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at STJ are $45,562 per year. The average amount in student loans that non-professional general legal studies majors at STJ take out is $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $589.

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Explore all the Best Value Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 123
Maryland 111
New Jersey 39
District of Columbia 85
Delaware 10

One of 4 majors within the area of study, non-professional general legal studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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