2023 Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$35,072
Avg Salary
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Legal Professions (Other) is the 200th most popular major in the country with 2,013 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $51,368 and had an average of $27,963 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 89 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,611 and $32,112 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,273 and $26,463 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal professions (other). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal professions (other) programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 2 Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s list. Montclair State University is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Montclair State also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State University, 337 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,727. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montclair State University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
Full Montclair State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Other Legal Professions for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley College - Woodland Park landed the #2 spot on the list. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school situated in Woodland Park, New Jersey. It awarded 19 bachelors’s other legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list.Of the 2,625 students enrolled at Berkeley College - Woodland Park, 3 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,000. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Berkeley College - Woodland Park offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Berkeley College - Woodland Park]](/colleges/berkeley-college-woodland-park/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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