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Legal Professions at Montclair State University

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Legal Professions at Montclair State University

If you plan to study legal professions, take a look at what Montclair State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and approximately 21,005 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in legal professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Professions section at the bottom of this page.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Professions

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal professions majors at Montclair State University.

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Legal Professions from Montclair State in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in legal professions each year. Montclair State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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In the legal professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Montclair State University with a master's in legal professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Legal Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Montclair State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Support Services 25
Legal Professions (Other) 9

A degree in legal professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Montclair State University.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Lawyers 21,070 $139,020
Legal Secretaries 9,020 $50,660
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 8,120 $58,260
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 1,710 $56,870
Judges, and Magistrates 1,020 $126,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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