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2023 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York

13 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

With 5,735 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #14 most popular major in New York.

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 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Nassau Community College the best school in New York for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

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#2

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means LaGuardia Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Online landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Berkeley College - New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

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Suffolk County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Greece landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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Long Island Business Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree legal professions programs. LIBI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Flushing.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Buffalo.

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 931
Pennsylvania 2,391
Maryland 761
Delaware 48
District of Columbia 2,586

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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