Legal Professions at New York University

Every legal professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal professions program at New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 195 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.

NYU Legal Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NYU does offer online courses in legal professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NYU Legal Professions Rankings

There were 466 students who received their doctoral degrees in legal professions, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Legal Professions Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Legal Professions Master’s Program

The legal professions program at NYU awarded 195 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 64% of these degrees went to men with the other 36% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	51
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

Concentrations Within Legal Professions

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Law	466
Legal Research	179
Legal Professions (Other)	16

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Public Administration & Social Service

Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into

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 University.

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

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.