2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in New York
Finding the Best Legal Professions School for You
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 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 29 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Legal Professions Schools in New York
Check out the legal professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Schools
Our analysis found New York University to be the best school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
The excellent 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Brooklyn Law School helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New York. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
The excellent programs at SUNY Canton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New York. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the remote town of Canton.
New York Law School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best legal professions programs. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Nassau Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best legal professions programs. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.
CUNY School of Law came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Legal Professions Schools in New York ranking. CUNY Law is a fairly small public school located in the city of Long Island City.
With a ranking of #9, LaGuardia Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for legal professions students. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Yeshiva University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for legal professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 931 |
Pennsylvania | 2,391 |
Maryland | 761 |
Delaware | 48 |
District of Columbia | 2,586 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Law | 36,216 |
Legal Support Services | 11,545 |
Legal Research | 6,874 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 4,407 |
Legal Professions (Other) | 2,013 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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