Legal Professions is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #16 out of the 38 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal professions. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 988 degrees in legal professions during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The legal professions program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Professions rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for legal professions schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal professions degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat Montclair State University if you wish to pursue a degree in legal professions. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #346 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Montclair State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 74 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, legal professions degree recipients typically earn around $37,422 at the beginning of their careers.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a good decision for students interested in a degree in legal professions. Located in the suburb of Woodland Park, Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a private for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 34th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 23 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Berkeley College - Woodland Park in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, legal professions degree recipients usually make around $37,567 in the first five years of their career.
Seton Hall University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in legal professions. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #404 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Seton Hall is a great university overall.
There were roughly 282 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal professions major at Seton Hall University make $28,390 more than the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
It is difficult to beat Brookdale Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in legal professions. Located in the rural area of Lincroft, Brookdale Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were about 22 legal professions students who graduated with this degree at Brookdale Community College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the legal professions program make around $38,504 in their early career salary.
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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The legal professions program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Professions rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for legal professions schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
