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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$15,438 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,075 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 undergraduate certificate.

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Our analysis found Nassau Community College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Garden City.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Nassau Community College also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Legal Professions at Suffolk County Community College Report

#3

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Island Business Institute. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. LIBI is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Flushing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LIBI are $11,066 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Online 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 suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Online are $15,295 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list.

Full Legal Professions at Bryant & Stratton College - Online Report

Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Liverpool, Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North are $17,881 a year.

Full Legal Professions at Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North Report

St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. STJ is a 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.

STJ also took the #1 spot in our Best Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York rankings.

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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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