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

11 Colleges
$60,062 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 Master'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 11 schools in New York to see which master'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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Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

#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 master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. 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

Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #6, Brooklyn Law School did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #7, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

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#8

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree legal professions programs. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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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 11 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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