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Legal Professions at New York Law School

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at New York Law School. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

New York Law School is located in New York, New York and approximately 1,076 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in legal professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Legal Professions

There were 308 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at New York Law School.

17% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of legal professions master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. New York Law School does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York Law School with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York Law School. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Law 308
Legal Research 6

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for New York Law School.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Lawyers 76,840 $167,110
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 25,500 $58,750
Legal Secretaries 15,440 $55,920
Law Professors 3,440 $137,990
Judges, and Magistrates 3,170 $158,970

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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