Would you like to increase your marketability in the healthcare, information technology, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, or biotechnology sectors? Seton Hall Law graduate programs can get you to where you want to go by offering our Master’s in law online. Whether you want to pursue general legal studies or a more specific concentration like health law, life sciences law, creative industries, privacy law or financial services compliance, or a combination of any two, there is a program for you.

Our Master's in legal studies degree program is designed for students who are not interested in becoming lawyers, but rather are interested in gaining a solid foundation in the legal and regulatory aspects of various industries to enhance their effectiveness and marketability.

Admissions Standards

Our MLS admissions committee is seeking applicants with a wide range of professional backgrounds and experiences. Applicants to the Master's degree in law must have a Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, or the foreign equivalent. In addition, each applicant should have a professional interest in the academic concentration they wish to pursue. Admissions decisions are based on the quality of the applicant’s undergraduate performance, relevant professional interest/experience and expected ability to do superior graduate work. Applicants are not required to take pre-admission tests such as the LSAT, GRE or GMAT.

Application Requirements

Can be found here.

MLS Curriculum

For information on the MLS curriculum and requirements for the academic concentrations, visit our curriculum page.

If our MLS program suits your professional aspirations, please request information using the form on this page, fill out an application online or contact our Admissions team at 1-973-642-8482.