by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at Missouri Western State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in paralegal, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Missouri Western paid an average of $454 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $220 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,600 | $13,620 |
| Fees | $852 | $852 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,030 | $10,030 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,670 | $2,670 |
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Missouri Western does not offer an online option for its paralegal associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Missouri Western Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% of the paralegal students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 85.0%.
Around 33.3% of paralegal associate degree recipients at Missouri Western in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 43%.
| 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 | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
