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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$18,071 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,390 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.

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

#1

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Canton the best value school in New York for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the town of Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Canton are $8,689 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York City College of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at City Tech are $7,320 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a great value for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at John Jay are $7,470 a year.

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#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in New York. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year.

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#5

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Mercy College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mercy are $20,734 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Berkeley College - New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Berkeley College - New York are $25,943 per year.

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St John’s University - New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

STJ undergraduate students pay an average of $45,562 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 7 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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