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Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in New Jersey

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2023 Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in New Jersey

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$33,667 Avg Salary

With 39 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, non-professional general legal studies is the #153 most popular major in New Jersey.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Non-Professional Legal Studies Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Non-Professional General Legal Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Non-Professional General Legal Studies Colleges.

Our analysis found Ramapo College of New Jersey to be the most popular school for non-professional general legal studies students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mahwah.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey Report

The excellent programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best non-professional general legal studies schools in New Jersey. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - Newark is a great place for non-professional general legal studies students. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Full Non-Professional General Legal Studies at Rutgers University - Newark Report

Explore all the Most Popular Non-Professional General Legal Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 123
New York 377
Maryland 111
District of Columbia 85
Delaware 10

One of 4 majors within the area of study, non-professional general legal studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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