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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York

22 Colleges
$29,075 Avg Salary
$20,374 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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The Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate 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 22 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Our analysis found Marist College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New York. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 62 students majoring in legal professions at Marist, 23% are male and 77% are female.

Full Legal Professions at Marist College Report

#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Nassau Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in New York. Nassau Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

About 70% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 30% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

Of the 18 students majoring in legal professions at Suffolk County Community College, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Out of the 22 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in legal professions at Monroe Community College, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SUNY Westchester Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. SUNY Westchester Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Online ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Orchard Park, Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in legal professions at Bryant & Stratton College - Online, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Rockland Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate legal professions programs. Rockland Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Suffern.

About 85% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#8

Alfred State College

Alfred, NY

Alfred State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Alfred State is a small public school located in the town of Alfred.

Of the 9 students majoring in legal professions at Alfred State, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Herkimer County Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Located in the rural area of Herkimer, Herkimer College is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Long Island Business Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. LIBI is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Flushing.

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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 22 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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