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 Eastern Kentucky 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Eastern was ranked #164 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #3 in Kentucky.
Here are some of the other rankings for Eastern.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Eastern paid an average of $806 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $386 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,266 | $19,338 |
| Fees | $610 | $610 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,476 | $10,476 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,800 | $2,800 |
Learn more about Eastern tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern in Legal Support walked away with an average of $29,056 in student debt. That is 19% lower than the national average of $35,709.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern is $27,618 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $32,337.
Online degrees for the Eastern legal support bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Online Learning page.
About 84.6% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in legal support in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.7%.
None of the legal support bachelor’s degree recipients at Eastern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 13 |
*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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