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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Non-Professional General Legal Studies is the 143rd most popular major in the country with 4,407 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, non-professional general legal studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,632 and had an average of $33,872 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 778 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,679 and $30,963 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 678 non-professional general legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 35 colleges that offer a degree in non-professional general legal studies. That schools that top this list have a program in non-professional general legal studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree non-professional general legal studies students.

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United States Military Academy
West Point, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend United States Military Academy. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. United States Military Academy is a small public school situated in West Point, New York. It awarded 43 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the District of Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of the District of Columbia is a small school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 26 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of the District of Columbia Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 148 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St John’s University - New York landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 126 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at STJ

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Goldey - Beacom College
Wilmington, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goldey - Beacom College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Goldey - Beacom College is a small school located in Wilmington, Delaware that handed out 10 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Dickinson College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Dickinson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Dickinson College

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Ramapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, New Jersey

Ramapo College of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Mahwah, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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St. John Fisher College
Rochester, New York

St. John Fisher College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Fisher is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

American University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 51 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at American University

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Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, New York

Mercy College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Mercy College

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Elmira College
Elmira, New York

Elmira College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Elmira, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Elmira College

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Point Park University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Point Park

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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Adelphi, Maryland, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at UMGC

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York

Ithaca College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ithaca College is a medium-sized school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 9 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Ithaca

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William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #15. William Paterson University of New Jersey is located in Wayne, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas Jefferson University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Thomas Jefferson University

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DeSales University
Center Valley, Pennsylvania

DeSales University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at DeSales

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Manhattanville College
Purchase, New York

With a ranking of #18, Manhattanville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Manhattanville is located in Purchase, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Manhattanville

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Mount Aloysius College
Cresson, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #19, Mount Aloysius College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Aloysius is a small school located in Cresson, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Mount Aloysius College

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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SUNY Canton
Canton, New York

SUNY Canton came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Canton is a public institution located in Canton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, New Jersey

Rutgers University - Newark landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Rutgers Newark Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

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The College of Saint Rose
Albany, New York

The College of Saint Rose came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Albany, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

With a ranking of #24, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Chestnut Hill College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Full Chestnut Hill College Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at RPI

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The City College of New York
New York, New York

The City College of New York came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Non-Professional General Legal Studies at CCNY

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Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania

Susquehanna University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Susquehanna

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Goucher College
Baltimore, Maryland

Goucher College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Goucher College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 0 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Goucher College

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full The Graduate Center, CUNY Non-Professional General Legal Studies Report

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

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University of Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland

University of Baltimore landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Neumann University
Aston, Pennsylvania

Neumann University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Neumann University is located in Aston, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees to qualified students.

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SUNY Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, New York

SUNY Plattsburgh did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Plattsburgh, New York, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Non-Professional General Legal Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh

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New York University
New York, New York

With a ranking of #25, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Non-Professional General Legal Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s non-professional general legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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