2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
Finding the Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate 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 7 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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.
2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular New York Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Legal Professions
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New York. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 71% of the legal professions majors at the school.
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Out of the 7 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 very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
About 60% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 40% are male.
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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in legal professions at Syracuse, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albany Law School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Albany Law is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
About 80% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 20% are male.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in New York. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.
About 33% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 67% are male.
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New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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New York Law School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Request InformationBest Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular 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 |
Legal Professions Related Majors
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 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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