2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Research School for You
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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Legal Research Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal research students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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2023 Best Value Legal Research Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal research majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Legal Research Schools
Our analysis found Fordham University to be the best value school for legal research students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fordham U are $55,776 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for legal research students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Legal Research Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in New York list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great value for legal research students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $62,466 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Columbia also took the #4 spot in our Best Legal Research Schools in New York rankings.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Touro College is a great value for legal research students. Located in the large city of New York, Touro is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Touro are $18,908 a year.
New York Law School landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Hofstra University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Research Schools in New York 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 undergraduate at Hofstra are $51,360 a year.
Yeshiva University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Research Schools in New York ranking. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Yeshiva undergraduate students pay an average of $47,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Syracuse University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Syracuse are $57,591 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Syracuse also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Research Schools in New York ranking.
St John’s University - New York landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value legal research programs. STJ is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Queens.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at STJ are $45,562 a year.
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Best Value Legal Research Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 345 |
Maryland | 46 |
New Jersey | 77 |
District of Columbia | 481 |
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Legal Research Related Majors for Legal Research
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal research has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Legal Research
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 12 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).
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