by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Legal Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Non-Professional General Legal Studies is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at William Paterson University of New Jersey. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in non-professional general legal studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at William Paterson University was ranked #48 on College Factual's Best Schools for non-professional general legal studies list. It is also ranked #2 in New Jersey.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at William Paterson University paid an average of $719 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $437 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,638 | $22,204 |
| Fees | $132 | $132 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,706 | $13,706 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,250 | $2,250 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Non-Professional General Legal Studies students who received their bachelor’s degree at William Paterson University took out an average of $26,500 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $29,269.
The median early career salary of non-professional general legal studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University is $35,420 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $34,508.
Online degrees for the William Paterson University non-professional general legal studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the William Paterson University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the non-professional general legal studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.9%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in non-professional general legal studies at William Paterson University in 2019-2020, 75.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Non-Professional General Legal Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Studies | 12 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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