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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

23 Colleges
$36,390 Avg Salary
$35,839 Avg Student Debt

With 5,735 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal professions is the #14 most popular major in New York.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in New York to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found John Jay College of Criminal Justice to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 70% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at John Jay College of Criminal Justice Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St John’s University - New York is a great place for legal professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Of the 134 students majoring in legal professions at STJ, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Full Legal Professions at St John’s University - New York Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New York City College of Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in New York. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 51 students majoring in legal professions at City Tech, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Legal Professions at New York City College of Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend United States Military Academy. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the fringe town of West Point, West Point is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 43 students majoring in legal professions at West Point, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#5

SUNY Canton

Canton, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Canton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Canton is a small public school located in the town of Canton.

Women make up 88% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Berkeley College - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Berkeley College - New York is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the legal professions majors at the school.

Full Legal Professions at Berkeley College - New York Report

#7

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Mercy College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry, Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 77% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#8

Nazareth College

Rochester, NY

Nazareth College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Nazareth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in legal professions at Nazareth, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Nazareth College Report

#9

St. John Fisher College

Rochester, NY

St. John Fisher College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Fisher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Of the 14 students majoring in legal professions at Fisher, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#10

Ithaca College

Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree legal professions programs. Ithaca is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Ithaca.

Of the 9 students majoring in legal professions at Ithaca, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Explore all the Most Popular 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 23 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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