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2023 Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Jersey

2 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$30,200 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Studies for a Bachelor's

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 3,818 people earned their degree in legal studies, making the major the 195th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 39 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 legal studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,273 and $26,463 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality legal studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey bachelor’s degree vets studying legal studies.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s. Ramapo College of New Jersey is a medium-sized public school situated in Mahwah, New Jersey. It awarded 25 bachelors’s legal studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Ramapo College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.Among the 6,042 students enrolled at Ramapo College, 77 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 41 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,051. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Jersey for Legal Studies for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, William Paterson University of New Jersey landed the #2 spot on the list. William Paterson University is a public institution located in Wayne, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

William Paterson University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking.According to our most recent data, William Paterson University of New Jersey supports 9,635 students, and 133 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 69 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,535. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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