(Aristide Economopoulos | The Star-Ledger) NEWARK — More than 40,000 students picked up degrees at law schools across the nation last month. But how many of them will actually become lawyers?

U.S. News & World Report released its 2023-2024 rankings for the best law and medical schools in the nation May 11, and seven higher education institutions in New Jersey made the cut.

NEWARK-- Two years ago, Rutgers University merged its two law schools to create one of the largest law schools in the nation. At the time, Rutgers officials said they were unsure if a merger of ...