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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions in New York

10 Ranked Colleges
1,391 Degrees Awarded
$36,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master's in New York

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 61,993 people earned their degree in legal professions, making the major the 17th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,391 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in legal professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the legal professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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 Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York. Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 157 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree legal professions students list, Fordham U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’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 Fordham University are $23,846.

Full Fordham University Legal Professions Report

#2

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #2 spot on the list. Hempstead, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s legal professions degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree legal professions students list, Hofstra has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’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 are $27,172.

Full Hofstra University Legal Professions Report

#3

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 527 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’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 New York University are $36,892.

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#4

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Yeshiva University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 69 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree legal professions students list, Yeshiva has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’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 Yeshiva University are $35,100.

Full Yeshiva Legal Professions Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #5 spot on the list. St John’s University - New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 48 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also took the #7 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’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.

Full STJ Legal Professions Report

#6

New York Law School

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

New York Law School landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Law School not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Law School are $24,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York Law School Legal Professions Report

#7

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

Pace University - New York landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Pace University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pace University Legal Professions Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 306 degrees to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’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.

Read full report on Legal Professions at Columbia University in the City of New York

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 31 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Brooklyn Law School

Brooklyn, New York
#10 in overall quality

Brooklyn Law School ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Brooklyn Law School is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn Law also took the #10 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn Law are $62,021, 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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