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2023 Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$36,526 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,162 Avg Salary

With 582 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal research is the #39 most popular major in New York.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal research students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Research Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Fordham University the best value school in New York for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Fordham U graduate students pay an average of $23,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 11 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia also made our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #4.

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#4

Touro College

New York, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Touro College is a great value for legal research students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Touro are $13,258 per year.

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#5

New York Law School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Law School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

New York Law School graduate students pay an average of $24,000 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal research students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hempstead.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hofstra are $28,180 a year.

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#7

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

Yeshiva University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yeshiva are $35,150 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Yeshiva also did well on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #9, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal research students working on their master’s degree. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at STJ are $31,516 per year.

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#10

Pace University - New York

New York, NY

Pace University - New York ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Pace University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Pace University graduate students pay an average of $34,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Research Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 345
Maryland 46
New Jersey 77
District of Columbia 481

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Professions (Other) 1,424
Legal Support Services 446
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 444

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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