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Legal Professions at William Paterson University of New Jersey

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Legal Professions at William Paterson University of New Jersey

If you are interested in studying legal professions, you may want to check out the program at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and has a total student population of 9,635. In 2021, 11 legal professions majors received their bachelor's degree from William Paterson University.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks legal professions programs across the country. The following shows how William Paterson University performed in these rankings.

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 William Paterson University 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
50

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at William Paterson University of New Jersey.

64% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 legal professions students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from William Paterson University, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in legal professions.

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

William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William Paterson University of New Jersey. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 11

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 William Paterson University of New Jersey.

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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