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2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
1,391 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,391 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s 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 located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 306 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Touro College

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Touro, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Touro are $13,138, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. STJ 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at STJ are $30,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid 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.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree legal professions students with aid list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree legal professions students with aid list, Hofstra has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra University are $27,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

Yeshiva University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Yeshiva is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 69 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree legal professions students with aid list, Yeshiva has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yeshiva are $35,100, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#8 in overall quality

Pace University - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Pace University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University also made our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pace University are $33,356.

Full Pace University Legal Professions Report

#8

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#3 in overall quality

Fordham University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fordham University is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 157 masters’s legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified masters’s legal professions students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree legal professions students with aid list, Syracuse has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Legal Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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