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2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

10 Ranked Colleges
3,877 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Law is the 25th most popular major in the country with 34,750 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, law graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,876 and had an average of $112,084 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 3,877 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,127 and $130,178 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,877 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in law. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent law programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the law program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree law students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Law (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 428 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at Columbia University in the City of New York

#2

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 476 degrees to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s law degrees to 146 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Law at University at Buffalo

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 177 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Law at Syracuse University

#5

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #5 spot on the list. Fordham U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 397 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Law at Fordham University

#8 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 250 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s law students in 2019-2020.

STJ also took the #8 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Law at St John’s University - New York

#7

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Yeshiva University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. Yeshiva University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 350 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yeshiva not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yeshiva are $35,100, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Law at Yeshiva University

#8

Touro College

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Touro College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 131 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Touro also took the #10 spot in our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Touro College are $13,138.

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#9

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

Pace University - New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Pace University is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 177 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.

Pace University also made our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University - New York are $33,356.

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#10

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#7 in overall quality

Hofstra University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Law Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 239 doctorate’s law degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Law Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra University are $27,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Law at Hofstra

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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