2024 Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Legal Professions (Other) is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #202 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in legal professions (other) during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal professions (other) students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal professions (other) students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt legal professions (other) students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal professions (other) related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal professions (other) students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Professions (Other) Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Professions (Other) in New Jersey

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in legal professions (other).

Top New Jersey Schools for a Bachelor's in Other Legal Professions

1

Montclair State University
Montclair, NJ

27 Annual Graduates

$33,618 Median Starting Salary

$25,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Montclair State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal professions (other). Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the other legal professions program earn around $33,618 for their early career.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal professions (other) from Montclair State University

2

Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Woodland Park, NJ

19 Annual Graduates

$37,567 Median Starting Salary

$34,413 Median Student Debt

Berkeley College - Woodland Park is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in legal professions (other). Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit college located in the large suburb of Woodland Park.

Bachelor's recipients from the legal professions (other) program at Berkeley College - Woodland Park earn $2,495 above the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal professions (other) from Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Best Legal Professions (Other) Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Legal Professions (Other) Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	275	51
Pennsylvania	274	55
Maryland	207	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Other Legal Professions

Legal Professions (Other) is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Other Legal Professions Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Legal Professions & Studies	57

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	39

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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