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 South University’s online programs. 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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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 South University's online programs was ranked #214 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #7 in Georgia.
Here are some of the other rankings for South University's online programs.
Part-time undergraduates at South University’s online programs paid an average of $375 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,500 | $13,500 |
| Fees | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about South University’s online programs 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 South University’s online programs in Legal Support walked away with an average of $49,748 in student debt. That is 39% higher than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from South University’s online programs make an average of $37,748 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $32,337.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. South University’s online programs 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 South University’s online programs Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in legal support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 75.0% of the legal support bachelor’s degrees at South University’s online programs in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| 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 | 4 |
*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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