Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University is a private Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, about 14 miles west of Manhattan. Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley founded it in 1856 and named it for Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. It grew from a diocesan college into a comprehensive university under the Archdiocese of Newark, with a main suburban campus and a law school in Newark.

Academic units include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Stillman School of Business, the College of Nursing, the College of Education and Human Services, the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, the School of Health and Medical Sciences, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology, and the School of Law in Newark. Graduate study is strongest in law, diplomacy, business, nursing, education and health sciences.

The university enrolls about 10,000 students, with several thousand in graduate and law programs and a modest international share. Faculty number several hundred. Alumni include former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, a School of Law graduate, and sportscaster Dick Vitale.

Graduate degrees include the JD, MBA, MA in diplomacy, MSN, EdD and professional master's awards in health sciences. Law and diplomacy programs mix seminars with clinics, internships in New York and Newark, and a thesis or capstone. The academic year is semesters. Scholarships, law fellowships and assistantships support a portion of graduate students. South Orange is a commuter-rail suburb; many graduate students live locally or in Newark and New York.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, Seton Hall University lists 1 master's program, in area studies.