2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in New Jersey (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,565 people earned their degree in legal professions (other), making the major the 196th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, legal professions (other) graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,722 and had an average of $45,823 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 80 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,700 and $26,915 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 legal professions (other) graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,690 and $39,821 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in legal professions (other). Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal professions (other) programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the legal professions (other) program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new jersey master’s degree other legal professions students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$18,972 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montclair State University is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972.

Read more about Legal Professions (Other) at Montclair State

#2

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$25,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Legal Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized school located in South Orange, New Jersey that handed out 12 masters’s other legal professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also made our “Best Legal Professions (Other) Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hall University are $25,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Legal Professions (Other) at Seton Hall

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Legal Professions (Other) (With Aid)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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