by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Legal Assistant/Paralegal. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Support Services is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Clayton State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Clayton State University was ranked #55 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #1 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Clayton State University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Clayton State University paid an average of $616 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $169 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,064 | $14,786 |
| Fees | $1,504 | $1,504 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,074 | $2,074 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,114 | $11,114 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,565 | $2,565 |
Learn more about Clayton State University tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Clayton State University in Legal Support walked away with an average of $51,712 in student debt. That is 45% higher than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from Clayton State University make an average of $40,281 a year during the early days of their career. That is 25% higher than the national average of $32,337.
Clayton State University does not offer an online option for its legal support bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Clayton State University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in legal support in 2019-2020, 93.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in legal support at Clayton State University in 2019-2020, 81.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 16 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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