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

14 Colleges
$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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New York to see which master'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.

Check out the legal professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 36% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 64% are male.

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#2

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 64% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 14 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 large city of New York.

Of the 94 students majoring in legal professions at Columbia, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Hofstra University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in New York. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead.

Of the 49 students majoring in legal professions at Hofstra, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#5

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 47 students majoring in legal professions at Yeshiva, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

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

Of the 35 students majoring in legal professions at Cornell, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Cornell University Report

With a ranking of #7, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Queens.

Of the 31 students majoring in legal professions at STJ, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#8

Albany Law School

Albany, NY

Albany Law School ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Albany Law is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 58% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Pace University - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 57% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 43% are male.

Full Legal Professions at Pace University - New York Report

#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in legal professions at Syracuse, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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

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 14 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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