by our College Data Analytics Team
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 an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Legal Support Services is the 106th most popular major in the country with 11,545 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,370 and had an average of $27,882 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 195 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,504 and $14,750 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 91 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $15,066 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in legal support services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their legal support services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Sussex County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Sussex County Community College is a public institution located in Newton, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Sussex County Community College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in West Windsor, New Jersey. It awarded 8 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Mercer County Community College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school situated in Mays Landing, New Jersey. It awarded 5 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Atlantic Cape Community College
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookdale Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincroft, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Essex County College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Union County College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey ranking. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Sewell, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Middlesex County College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Edison, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Middlesex County College
With a ranking of #9, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey list. RCBC is a medium-sized school located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey that handed out 6 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Bergen Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #10. Bergen Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Paramus, New Jersey. It awarded 8 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Bergen Community College
With a ranking of #11, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey list. RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Camden County College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey ranking. Blackwood, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s legal support degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Hudson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey list. Hudson County Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Jersey City, New Jersey. It awarded 0 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Hudson County Community College
Salem Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey ranking. Salem Community College is a small school located in Carneys Point, New Jersey that handed out 0 associates’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Salem Community College
With a ranking of #13, Warren County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey list. Warren County Community College is a public institution located in Washington, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Warren County Community College Legal Support Services Report
Centenary University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in New Jersey list. Centenary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hackettstown, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
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