Best Legal Studies Schools Near Union City, NJ (2026)

Updated August 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Union City, New Jersey has 21 accredited schools offering legal studies programs, with tuition ranging from $7,235 to $62,796 per year for indexed programs. Union City has a population of about 66,375. Median household income is $65,369 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 28.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, the top-earning legal studies-related role is Lawyer at a median $208,880 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer legal studies programs near Union City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Union City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all New Jersey schools on the New Jersey legal studies page.

Union City is part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (BLS area code 35620). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to New Jersey statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$75,330New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$66,901
Lawyer$208,880New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$185,506
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$75,920New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$67,425

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Union City at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population66,375Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$65,369Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+28.4%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)112.6 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 21 accredited schools offering legal studies programs near Union City. The closest is CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, NY (2.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Ramapo College of New Jersey (22.9 miles). 10 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying legal studies-related roles near Union City are: Lawyer ($208,880), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($75,920), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($75,330). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with New Jersey statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Hoboken instead of Union City?

Hoboken, NJ is 1.6 miles from Union City and has its own set of local legal studies programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Union City’s median household income of $65,369 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Union City while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and New Jersey public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

Other Programs Available in Union City

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Union City:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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