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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey

10 Colleges
$29,075 Avg Salary
$20,374 Avg Student Debt

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.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New Jersey to see which undergraduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for legal professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Our analysis found Sussex County Community College to be the most popular school for legal professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Jersey. Located in the fringe town of Newton, Sussex County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in legal professions at Sussex County Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in New Jersey. RCSJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Sewell.

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#2

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

Out of the 10 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Ocean County College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Toms River, OCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brookdale Community College is a great place for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Of the 8 students majoring in legal professions at Brookdale Community College, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Middlesex County College is a great place for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Edison, Middlesex County College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 29% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Raritan Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Branchburg, RVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Mercer County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate legal professions programs. Mercer County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of West Windsor.

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Bergen Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Bergen Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Paramus.

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Atlantic Cape Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Mays Landing, Atlantic Cape Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Warren County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the fringe town of Washington, Warren County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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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 10 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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