Best Legal Studies Schools Near Hempstead, NY (2026)

Updated August 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Hempstead, New York has 20 accredited schools offering legal studies programs, with tuition ranging from $7,235 to $62,796 per year for indexed programs. Hempstead has a population of about 58,569. Median household income is $82,454 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 20.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning legal studies-related role is Lawyer at a median $208,880 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer legal studies programs near Hempstead, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Hempstead city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all New York schools on the New York legal studies page.

Hempstead is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New York statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$75,330New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$66,901
Lawyer$208,880New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$185,506
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$75,920New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$67,425

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Hempstead at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population58,569Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$82,454Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+20.5%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)112.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 20 accredited schools offering legal studies programs near Hempstead. The closest is St. John’s University-New York in Queens, NY (9.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Rutgers University-Newark (29.2 miles). 10 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying legal studies-related roles near Hempstead are: Lawyer ($208,880), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($75,920), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($75,330). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New York statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Garden City instead of Hempstead?

Garden City, NY is 2.0 miles from Hempstead and has its own set of local legal studies programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Hempstead’s median household income of $82,454 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Hempstead while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New York public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

Other Programs Available in Hempstead

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Hempstead:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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