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Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$13,286 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,801 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

#1

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

Our 2023 rankings named LaGuardia Community College the best value school in New York for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a large student population.

LaGuardia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, LaGuardia also did well on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nassau Community College are $6,330 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Nassau Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York list.

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#3

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Erie Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Erie Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Buffalo.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New York City College of Technology is a great value for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

City Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Suffolk County Community College are $6,270 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Suffolk County Community College also did well on our Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryant & Stratton College - Online are $15,295 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Long Island Business Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. LIBI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Flushing.

LIBI undergraduate students pay an average of $11,066 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Bryant & Stratton College - Greece did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Bryant & Stratton College - Greece is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Bryant & Stratton College - Greece undergraduate students pay an average of $17,694 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 #9 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

Bryant & Stratton College - Buffalo undergraduate students pay an average of $17,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Berkeley College - New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Berkeley College - New York are $25,943 a year.

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Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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