Quick answer: 2 colleges within 100 miles of Ithaca, New York award a legal studies degree, the nearest about 2 miles away (IPEDS Completions, 2024).
Compare legal studies programs you can start from Ithaca:
| Distance from Ithaca | Colleges awarding this degree |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 1 |
| Within 50 miles | 1 |
| Within 100 miles | 2 |
| Within 250 miles | 38 |
Source: IPEDS Completions, 2024, counting institutions that reported awarding this degree, joined to IPEDS institution coordinates. Distances are straight-line.
Access around Ithaca is thinner than in the larger New York metros. The nearest college awarding this degree is roughly 2 miles away and 2 sit within 100 miles, which is the case where an online or low-residency program earns its keep.
The subject matter does not change by location: legal research and writing, contracts, litigation process, and regulatory compliance. What changes is how you take it. Ask each college whether the program holds accreditation from a recognized institutional accreditor, how much of the coursework is delivered online, and which components require you on campus. Credit transfer is decided by the receiving institution and genuinely varies, so request a written transfer evaluation before you enroll.
This page lists 10 schools within 184 miles, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 10 of them carry a score.
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Paralegals and Legal Assistants in New York earn a median $68,410 per year against $62,890 nationally (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The New York median for paralegals and legal assistants is $68,410 per year, above the national median of $62,890, on state employment of 34,220 (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
These are statewide figures. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish wages at city level, so no page can tell you what this job pays in Ithaca specifically. For the metro-level picture where it is published, and the full percentile spread, see the New York page.
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