2025 Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

Legal Studies is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #119 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 440 bachelor's degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The legal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Studies in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in legal studies.

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Legal Studies

1

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

105 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat St John's University - New York if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal studies. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from St John’s University - New York

2

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

150 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal studies has to look into John Jay College of Criminal Justice. John Jay is a fairly large public college located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in legal studies from John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Best Legal Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Legal Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	698	78
Maryland	370	87
New Jersey	351	39
District of Columbia	226	77
Delaware	224	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Studies

Legal Studies is one of 2 different types of Non-Professional General Legal Studies programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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