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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in legal support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 MSU Moorhead was ranked #35 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #3 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for MSU Moorhead.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MSU Moorhead paid an average of $492 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $246 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,632 | $15,264 |
| Fees | $1,348 | $1,348 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,656 | $9,656 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,360 | $3,360 |
Learn more about MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead in Legal Support walked away with an average of $23,821 in student debt. That is 33% lower than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from MSU Moorhead make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% higher than the national average of $32,337.
Online degrees for the MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in legal support in 2019-2020, 66.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 11.1% of the legal support bachelor’s degrees at MSU Moorhead in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 | 9 |
*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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