2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Legal Professions Master's Degree School for You
Legal Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in New York. With 4,768 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Women make up 36% of the legal professions majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.
Of the 149 students majoring in legal professions at Fordham U, 36% are male and 64% are female.
Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 57% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 43% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 73% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 27% are male.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
About 68% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 32% are male.
Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
About 51% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 49% are male.
With a ranking of #7, St John’s University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 35% are male.
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Albany Law School ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany Law is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Of the 26 students majoring in legal professions at Albany Law, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Pace University - New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree legal professions programs. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 57% of the legal professions majors at the school.
Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
About 50% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 50% are male.
Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 2,017 |
| Maryland | 497 |
| New Jersey | 733 |
| District of Columbia | 2,497 |
| Delaware | 0 |
Majors Related to Legal Professions
Legal Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Law | 36,216 |
| Legal Research | 6,659 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 1,424 |
| Legal Support Services | 446 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 444 |
Majors Similar to Legal Professions
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration & Social Service | 53,252 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 13,045 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 10,452 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 1,613 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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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