by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Support Services is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Purdue University Global. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in legal support, 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 Purdue University Global paid an average of $371 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $280 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,080 | $13,356 |
| Fees | $87 | $1,122 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Legal Support students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue University Global took out an average of $51,559 in student loans. That is 44% higher than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Global make an average of $35,213 a year during the early days of their career. That is 9% higher than the national average of $32,337.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Purdue University Global does offer online classes in its legal support bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.5% of the legal support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.7%.
Around 39.8% of legal support bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 28 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 69 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 13 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 6 |
| Other Legal Support Services | 117 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Non-Professional General Legal Studies | 5 |
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*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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