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

15 Colleges
$65,077 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 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for legal professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 466 students majoring in legal professions at NYU, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 48% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 409 students majoring in legal professions at Fordham U, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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#4

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn Law School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Brooklyn Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Of the 357 students majoring in legal professions at Brooklyn Law, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#5

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Yeshiva University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 55% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#6

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 308 students majoring in legal professions at New York Law School, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Hofstra is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

Of the 273 students majoring in legal professions at Hofstra, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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St John’s University - New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Of the 235 students majoring in legal professions at STJ, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Pace University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree legal professions programs. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 217 students majoring in legal professions at Pace University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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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 15 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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