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2023 Best Value Legal Professions Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$21,855 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,325 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.

The Best Value Legal Professions Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 .

$8,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Brookdale Community College to be the best value school for legal professions students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Brookdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $8,804 per year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Brookdale Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,750.

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$14,952 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ramapo College are $14,952 per year.

Ramapo College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Professions Schools in New Jersey list.

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$14,208 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at William Paterson University of New Jersey helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Wayne, William Paterson University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William Paterson University are $14,208 per year.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New Jersey. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montclair State are $13,298 per year. After completing their degree, legal professions graduates from Montclair State carry an average student debtload of $26,980.

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#5

Berkeley College - Woodland Park

Woodland Park, NJ
$26,085 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Berkeley College - Woodland Park. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Legal Professions Schools in New Jersey list. 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. On average, legal professions graduates from Berkeley College - Woodland Park take out $37,244 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#6

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ
$46,880 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal professions students. Located in the suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seton Hall are $46,880 a year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Professions Colleges 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 6 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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