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2024 Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region

40 Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,028 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$28,920 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in legal support services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #106 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 40 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal support services. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,028 degrees in legal support services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region The legal support program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Support Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for legal support services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Associate Degrees in Legal Support
Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Support

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal support degrees they offer, see the list below.

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$37,424 Median Starting Salary

Palm Beach State College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal support services. Located in the suburb of Lake Worth, Palm Beach State College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #793 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Palm Beach State College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 32 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Palm Beach State College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal support services degree program at Palm Beach State College earn $8,504 more than the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
279 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
8.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in legal support services needs to look into Liberty University. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #352 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.

There were about 279 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, legal support degree recipients typically make an average of $30,831 in their early careers.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
72 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
23.6% Growth in Graduates

Rasmussen University - Florida is a great option for students interested in a degree in legal support services. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit university located in the small city of Ocala. A Best Colleges rank of #303 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great university overall.

There were about 72 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Florida in the most recent data year. Those legal support services students who get their degree from Rasmussen University - Florida make $4,379 more than the standard legal support grad.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
82 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
20.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in legal support services has to check out Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #176 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.

There were about 82 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal support program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,650.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$36,019 Median Starting Salary

HCC is a large public college located in the city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #765 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means HCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 55 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at HCC in the most recent data year. Those legal support services students who get their degree from Hillsborough Community College earn $7,099 more than the typical legal support student.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$33,198 Median Starting Salary

Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means American Military University is a great university overall.

There were approximately 67 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at American Military University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal support services program at American Public University System get $4,278 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In VA
28.6% Growth in Graduates

URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond. A Best Colleges rank of #282 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means URichmond is a great university overall.

There were approximately 21 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at URichmond in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
23.0% Growth in Graduates

Clayton State University is a medium-sized public university located in the large suburb of Morrow. This university ranks 50th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 61 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Clayton State University in the most recent year we have data available. Legal Support Services degree recipients from Clayton State University get an earnings boost of approximately $12,913 over the average income of legal support services graduates.

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9
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
52 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$36,980 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Sanford, Seminole State is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 33rd out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 52 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Seminole State in the most recent year we have data available. Legal Support Services degree recipients from Seminole State College of Florida get an earnings boost of around $8,060 over the average income of legal support services majors.

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Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
55 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
12.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #523 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 55 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal support services program at Valencia College earn $7,522 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Explore the best legal support services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 179
Florida 282 670
North Carolina 279 160
Virginia 274 343
Tennessee 269 73
South Carolina 248 138
Kentucky 244 53
Louisiana 242 43
Mississippi 234 122
Arkansas 234 24
Alabama 233 37
West Virginia 207 74

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Legal Support Services is one of 4 different types of Legal Professions programs to choose from.

Major Annual Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 2,959
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 40
Court Reporting and Captioning 29

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 7,975
Legal Research 1,083
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 1,072
Legal Professions (Other) 433

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