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2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

13 Colleges
$65,077 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree 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 13 schools in New York to see which doctor's 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.

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The following schools top our list of the Best Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the best school in New York for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn Law School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#5

New York Law School

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York Law School. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

CUNY School of Law

Long Island City, NY

CUNY School of Law did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CUNY Law is a fairly small public school located in the city of Long Island City.

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#7

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

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

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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Explore all the Best Legal Professions Schools 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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