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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$36,526 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$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 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.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

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 large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Fordham U graduate students pay an average of $23,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

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 fairly large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NYU is ranked #5 for overall quality for legal professions in New York.

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Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a very 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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#4

Touro College

New York, NY

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Touro are $13,258 a year.

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#5

New York Law School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Law School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large 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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#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hofstra are $28,180 a year.

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#7

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

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 moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Yeshiva graduate students pay an average of $35,150 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Yeshiva also is in the top 20% of our Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very 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 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 #9 on the list. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at STJ are $31,516 a year.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pace University are $34,100 a year.

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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

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.

  • 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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