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2024 Best Legal Studies Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
377 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded
Legal Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #195 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Studies Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 377 degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

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Best Legal Studies Schools in New York Your choice of legal studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for legal studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Associate Degrees in Legal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Studies
Master's Degrees in Legal Studies

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Studies Schools in New York. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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The schools below may not offer all types of legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
127 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat St John's University - New York if you wish to pursue a degree in legal studies. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens. This university ranks 41st out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 127 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at STJ in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
148 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in legal studies needs to take a look at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #212 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means John Jay is a great college overall.

There were roughly 148 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at John Jay in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in legal studies needs to check out University at Buffalo. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

It is difficult to beat Pace University - New York if you wish to pursue a degree in legal studies. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 47th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 7 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Pace University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in legal studies from Pace University - New York

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry. This college ranks 88th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 22 legal studies students who graduated with this degree at Mercy in the most recent year we have data available.

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 978 106
Maryland 618 106
New Jersey 614 39
District of Columbia 441 85
Delaware 345 10

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Legal Studies is one of 2 different types of Non-Professional General Legal Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Pre-Law 31

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