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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. 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, 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 UT Chattanooga was ranked #79 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.
Here are some of the other rankings for UT Chattanooga.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Chattanooga paid an average of $966 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $294 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,836 | $23,954 |
| Fees | $1,820 | $1,820 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,050 | $4,050 |
Learn more about UT Chattanooga 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 UT Chattanooga in Legal Support walked away with an average of $25,188 in student debt. That is 29% lower than the national average of $35,709.
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UT Chattanooga is $33,993 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $32,337.
UT Chattanooga 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 UT Chattanooga Online Learning page.
About 88.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in legal support in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.7%.
Around 22.2% of legal support bachelor’s degree recipients at UT Chattanooga in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| 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 | 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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