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2023 Most Popular Law Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$93,040 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Law 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 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 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Law Colleges.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for law students who want to pursue a degree in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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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 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.

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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 Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

New York Law School

New York, NY

New York Law School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular law programs. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for law students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Pace University - New York ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Schools in New York ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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Best Law Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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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