by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for legal professions students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 683 master's degrees in legal professions to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The legal professions master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality legal professions program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal professions students working on their master's degree.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Professions Master's Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal professions.
It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Columbia University in the City of New York
It's difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in legal professions from New York University
It's hard to beat Fordham University if you want to pursue a master's degree in legal professions. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Bronx.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Fordham University
Yeshiva University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in legal professions. Located in the large city of New York, Yeshiva is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Yeshiva University
Hofstra is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hempstead.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Hofstra University
Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from St John’s University - New York
Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Syracuse University
Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Pace University - New York
Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn Law is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from Brooklyn Law School
Located in the city of New York, New York Law School is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a master’s in legal professions from New York Law School
Explore all the Best Legal Professions Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 34 | 316 |
| New Jersey | 32 | 97 |
| Maryland | 32 | 78 |
| District of Columbia | 32 | 526 |
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 551 |
| Legal Professions (Other) | 125 |
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 7 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 944 |
