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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$17,864 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,390 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 931 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Ramapo College of New Jersey to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Ramapo College undergraduate students pay an average of $14,952 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

William Paterson University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montclair State are $13,298 a year.

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#4

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Berkeley College - Woodland Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal professions schools in New Jersey. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Woodland Park.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Berkeley College - Woodland Park are $26,085 per year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,391
New York 5,735
Maryland 761
Delaware 48
District of Columbia 2,586

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to The wub.

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