Law Schools In New Jersey

New Jersey has 50 accredited law schools where law faculty who teach law classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of law and law training in New Jersey, which includes law training at the following levels:

Law Certificate
Associates degree in Law
Bachelors degree in Law
Masters degree in Law
PhD degree in Law

Statistics

Professional Trends

New Jersey Vs. National Law Employment

New Jersey	75,590
National	2,096,250

Of all of the law professionals in the country, nearly 4% are in the state of New Jersey.

Employment Growth for Law professionals In New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
80,050	76,680	77,360	74,650	75,590

Yellow: Actual Values

In New Jersey, the field of law is shrinking. In New Jersey, 4,460 less law professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of law has shrunk by 6% in New Jersey. This decline is faster than the change in the number of law professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of law professionals has grown by 3% from 2006 to 2010.

Law VS. All Professions salaries in New Jersey

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$69,638	$72,349	$69,243	$75,242	$74,550
$50,031	$52,191	$53,328	$54,026	$55,877

Light Blue: Law
Dark Yellow: All Professions

In New Jersey, as the number of law professionals is declining, the salaries earned by law professionals are increasing. In 2006 law professionals made a mean salary of $69,638 per year, and in 2010 they made $74,550 per year.

Salary percentiles for Law professionals in New Jersey

10th percentile	$41,366
25th percentile	$55,557
50th percentile	$59,716
75th percentile	$75,020
90th percentile	$71,828

Thus, there was a 7% growth in law professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. There is a 74% pay differential between the highest paid law professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket. Thus, there is huge variation in pay, within the field of law in New Jersey.

Average Salaries for Law professionals and related professions in New Jersey

Court Reporter	$56,360
Criminal Justice	$59,341
Criminology	$79,170
Forensic Accounting	$65,487
Forensic Science	$50,330
Homeland Security	$51,740
Law	$74,550
Paralegal	$49,165
Public Administration	$98,095

In New Jersey, law professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.

Educational Trends

Law programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Jersey

associate	36
bachelor	18
master	10
doctor	4
Certificate	40
Total	108

As the number of law professionals is decreasing in New Jersey state, the number of students graduating from the 50 accredited law schools in New Jersey state is decreasing. In New Jersey, there were 3,720 graduates in 2006. And there were 3,535 graduates from law courses in 2010.

There was a decrease in the number of law school degree or certificate graduates in New Jersey by 5%. 37% of these graduates received a undergraduate certificate in law.

Law Faculty Salaries in New Jersey

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