by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Research is offered at a wide range of schools. The schools below award the most legal research degrees of any in New York.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 14 schools in New York offering legal research.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal research majors in New York, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
The most popular school in the country for legal research students is New York University. New York University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. This school awarded about 459 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for New York University
Columbia University In The City Of New York ranks #2 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 348 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Get the full legal research details for Columbia University In The City Of New York
Cornell University ranks #3 for legal research by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution. Cornell University graduated around 205 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for Cornell University
Fordham University is one of the most popular legal research schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 115 legal research degrees in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Fordham University
St Johns University New York ranks #5 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Queens, St Johns University New York is a private not-for-profit university. St Johns University New York graduated around 42 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for St Johns University New York
Albany Law School placed #6 for legal research by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Albany, Albany Law School is a private not-for-profit university. Albany Law School graduated around 40 legal research students in the most recent data year. See more about legal research at Albany Law School
Syracuse University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular legal research schools. Set in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution. Syracuse University graduated around 28 legal research students in the most recent data year. Read the full legal research report for Syracuse University
Hofstra University placed #8 for legal research by yearly graduations. Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hempstead. This school awarded about 22 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Read the full legal research report for Hofstra University
Yeshiva University landed the #9 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Set in the city of New York, Yeshiva University is a private not-for-profit institution. Yeshiva University graduated around 18 legal research students in the most recent data year. Get the full legal research details for Yeshiva University
Cuny Graduate School And University Center comes in at #10 for legal research this year. Located in the city of New York, Cuny Graduate School And University Center is a public university. This school awarded about 14 legal research degrees in the most recent year. See more about legal research at Cuny Graduate School And University Center
Pace University New York comes in at #11 for legal research this year. Set in the city of New York, Pace University New York is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 11 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for Pace University New York
Brooklyn Law School comes in at #12 for legal research this year. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law School is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. Read the full legal research report for Brooklyn Law School
New York Law School landed the #13 spot among the most popular legal research schools. Set in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 5 legal research degrees in the most recent year. Get the full legal research details for New York Law School
University At Buffalo comes in at #14 for legal research this year. Set in the suburb of Buffalo, University At Buffalo is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in legal research from this school. See more about legal research at University At Buffalo
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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