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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in New York (With Aid)

10 Ranked Colleges
3,900 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Legal Professions is the 17th most popular major in the country with 61,993 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,199 and had an average of $58,026 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 6,543 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,315 and $59,804 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,900 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree legal professions students with aid.

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 431 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 153 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo Legal Professions Report

#3

Touro College

New York, New York
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 131 students in 2019-2020.

Touro did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Touro are $13,138.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 250 degrees to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Professions 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 St John’s University - New York are $30,666.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 484 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University Legal Professions Report

#6

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Yeshiva University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Yeshiva 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 also made our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yeshiva University are $35,100.

Full Yeshiva Legal Professions Report

#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#7 in overall quality

Hofstra University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Hofstra University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hempstead, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 239 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also took the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions 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 Hofstra University are $27,172.

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#8

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

Pace University - New York landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 178 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Pace University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356.

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#9

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

Fordham University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 399 doctorate’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s legal professions degrees to 177 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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