by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in New Jersey” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Law is the 21st most popular major in the country with 36,411 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across New Jersey, there were 578 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 578 law graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,439 and $107,770 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in law. That schools that top this list have a program in law in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The law school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in New Jersey”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Camden. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in New Jersey list. Rutgers Camden is located in Camden, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 157 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 196 doctorate’s law degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Law Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 225 doctorate’s law degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
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