College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions

5 Ranked Colleges
1,010 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the legal professions program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

Rankings by Degree Other Award Levels
Rankings by Location Check Out Other Locales
More Legal Professions Rankings Other Ranking Categories

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey vets studying legal professions.

1
Berkeley College - Woodland Park crest
Berkeley College - Woodland Park
Woodland Park, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions list. Woodland Park, New Jersey is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

Berkeley College - Woodland Park also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 2,625 students enrolled at Berkeley College - Woodland Park were GI Bill® students, of which 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 qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Veteran Student Life Report

2
Montclair State crest
Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions list. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 61 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Our most recent data shows that 337 of the 21,005 students enrolled at Montclair State University were GI Bill® students, of which 186 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,727. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Montclair State University]](/colleges/montclair-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

3

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Mahwah, New Jersey. It awarded 25 ’s legal professions degrees in 2020-2021.

Ramapo College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Ramapo College of New Jersey supports 6,042 students, and 77 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 41 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,051. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Ramapo College of New Jersey does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Ramapo College Veteran Student Life Report

4
Seton Hall crest
Seton Hall University
South Orange, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seton Hall University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions. Located in South Orange, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 312 diplomas to qualified ’s legal professions students in 2020-2021.

Seton Hall also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].According to our most recent data, Seton Hall supports 9,814 students, and 27 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 22 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,158. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Seton Hall University]](/colleges/seton-hall-university/student-life/veterans/)

5
Brookdale Community College crest
Brookdale Community College
Lincroft, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brookdale Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Professions. Lincroft, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal professions degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brookdale Community College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 10,438 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,980. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Brookdale Community College]](/colleges/brookdale-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

Notes and References

References

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

Credits

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options