2025 Best Legal Studies Schools in New York

Legal Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #195 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal studies. Combined, these schools handed out 459 degrees in legal studies to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Legal Studies Schools List

Legal Studies Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in New York. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Legal Studies in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of legal studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Legal Studies

1

St John's University - New York
Queens, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

113 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

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

2

John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

144 Legal Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in legal studies has to take a look at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Located in the large city of New York, John Jay is a public college with a large student population.More information about a degree 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	978	106
Maryland	618	106
New Jersey	614	39
District of Columbia	441	85
Delaware	345	10

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Legal Studies Related Rankings by Major

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

Majors Similar to Legal Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pre-Law	30

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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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