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Legal Professions at Montclair State University

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Montclair State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 27 legal professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Montclair State.

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.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Professions
  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal professions progam at Montclair State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal professions major at Montclair State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 11
Best Legal Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 40
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In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in legal professions from Montclair State. This makes it the #126 most popular school for legal professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Montclair State University.

74% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The legal professions program at Montclair State awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in legal professions from Montclair State. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in legal professions each year. Montclair State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Montclair State also has a doctoral program available in legal professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

The following legal professions concentations are available at Montclair State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Montclair State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Professions (Other) 36
Legal Support Services 25

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 Montclair State University.

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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