Legal Professions at Essex County College
Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.
Essex Legal Professions Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Legal Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Legal Professions
Essex Legal Professions Rankings
Legal Professions Student Demographics at Essex
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Essex County College.
Essex Legal Professions Associate’s Program
Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal professions graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County College with a associate's in legal professions.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Legal Professions
If you plan to be a legal professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | 8 |
Related Majors
Careers That Legal Professions Grads May Go Into
A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Essex County College.
| Occupation | Jobs in NJ | Average Salary in NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers | 21,070 | $139,020 |
| Legal Secretaries | 9,020 | $50,660 |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants | 8,120 | $58,260 |
| Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers | 1,710 | $56,870 |
| Judges, and Magistrates | 1,020 | $126,760 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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