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2023 Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Law Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, law was ranked 5th in New York. In fact, 4,025 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Law Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Law program at each school on the list.

Check out the law doctor'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 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for law students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 51% of the law majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 52% are male.

Read full report on Law at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great place for law students working on their doctor’s degree. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

About 48% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 52% are male.

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#4

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn Law School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in law at the school are women while 42% are male.

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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 Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 324 students majoring in law at Yeshiva, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Read full report on Law at Yeshiva University

#6

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 273 students majoring in law at Hofstra, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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St John’s University - New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 54% of the law majors at the school.

Read full report on Law at St John’s University - New York

Pace University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree law programs. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 214 students majoring in law at Pace University, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for law students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Of the 194 students majoring in law at Cornell, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Best Law Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Law Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 1,586
Maryland 418
New Jersey 610
District of Columbia 1,954

One of 4 majors within the area of study, law has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Law

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Research 6,659
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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