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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New York

16 Colleges
$59,483 Avg Salary
$24,846 Avg Student Debt

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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The Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a .

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for legal professions students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbia University in the City of New York is a great place for legal professions students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly 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 Legal Professions Schools in New York list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

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#4

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at Yeshiva University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent programs at Brooklyn Law School helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New York. 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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#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #6, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

New York Law School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, New York Law School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. New York Law School is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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With a ranking of #9, Pace University - New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,017
Maryland 497
New Jersey 733
District of Columbia 2,497
Delaware 0

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

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 16 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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