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, Virginia Beach. 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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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 South University, Virginia Beach was ranked #170 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #7 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for South University, Virginia Beach.
Part-time undergraduates at South University, Virginia Beach paid an average of $470 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 | $16,920 | $16,920 |
| Fees | $1,080 | $1,080 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about South University, Virginia Beach tuition and fees.
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 South University, Virginia Beach took out an average of $49,748 in student loans. That is 39% higher than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from South University, Virginia Beach 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.
South University, Virginia Beach does not offer an online option for its legal support bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the South University, Virginia Beach Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in legal support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 50.0% of legal support bachelor’s degree recipients at South University, Virginia Beach in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher 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 | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 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.
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