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 West Florida. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in legal support, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UWF was ranked #76 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #12 in Florida.
Here are some of the other rankings for UWF.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UWF paid an average of $641 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $212 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,735 | $16,004 |
| Fees | $2,041 | $2,654 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,268 | $11,268 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,300 | $2,300 |
Learn more about UWF tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Legal Support students who received their bachelor’s degree at UWF took out an average of $18,750 in student loans. That is 47% lower than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from UWF make an average of $26,739 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% lower than the national average of $32,337.
UWF 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 UWF Online Learning page.
About 48.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in legal support in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.7%.
Around 27.9% of legal support bachelor’s degree recipients at UWF 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 | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 43 |
*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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