by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Legal Professions is the 16th most popular major in the country with 61,055 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,649 and had an average of $28,699 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 1,010 legal professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,325 and $26,325 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in legal professions.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seton Hall University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 312 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Camden landed the #2 spot on the list. Camden, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 153 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large school located in Newark, New Jersey that handed out 237 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 45 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Legal Professions Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. Ramapo College of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Mahwah, New Jersey. It awarded 25 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Sussex County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. Sussex County Community College is a small public school situated in Newton, New Jersey. It awarded 20 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sussex County Community College Legal Professions Report
Mercer County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized school located in West Windsor, New Jersey that handed out 15 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mercer County Community College Legal Professions Report
Atlantic Cape Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. Atlantic Cape Community College is a public institution located in Mays Landing, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Brookdale Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. Brookdale Community College is a public institution located in Lincroft, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Essex County College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 13 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Union County College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #11. Union County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Cranford, New Jersey. It awarded 16 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Montclair State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. Montclair State University is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Sewell, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
Middlesex County College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. Middlesex County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Edison, New Jersey. It awarded 17 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. William Paterson University of New Jersey is a medium-sized school located in Wayne, New Jersey that handed out 11 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full William Paterson University of New Jersey Legal Professions Report
With a ranking of #16, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. RCBC is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s legal professions degrees to qualified students.
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New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bergen Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. Bergen Community College is a fairly large school located in Paramus, New Jersey that handed out 8 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Raritan Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking, coming in at #19. This medium-sized school is located in Branchburg, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Camden County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. Camden County College is a medium-sized public school situated in Blackwood, New Jersey. It awarded 3 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Warren County Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions 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 ’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%.
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Salem Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey ranking. Located in Carneys Point, New Jersey, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Hudson County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. Hudson County Community College is a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Centenary University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Professions Major in New Jersey list. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s legal professions students 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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