2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree 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 Value 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. This report analyzed 11 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Fordham University to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Fordham U are $23,846 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.
NYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.
Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Touro graduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Law School landed the # 5 spot 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.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New York Law School are $24,000 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Hofstra are $28,180 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Yeshiva University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Yeshiva are $35,150 a year.
Yeshiva also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Syracuse are $42,954 a year.
Syracuse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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St John’s University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.
STJ graduate students pay an average of $31,516 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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.
Pace University graduate students pay an average of $34,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value 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 |
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Legal Professions Related Majors for Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| 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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Professions
| 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.
- 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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