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 Washburn University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Washburn University was ranked #81 on College Factual's Best Schools for legal support list. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.
Here are some of the other rankings for Washburn University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Washburn University paid an average of $702 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $309 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,652 | $19,656 |
| Fees | $110 | $110 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,715 | $9,715 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,600 | $3,600 |
Learn more about Washburn University 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 Washburn University took out an average of $25,000 in student loans. That is 30% lower than the national average of $35,709.
legal support who receive their bachelor’s degree from Washburn University make an average of $35,060 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $32,337.
Washburn University 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 Washburn University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.0% of the legal support students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.3% of the legal support bachelor’s degrees at Washburn University in 2019-2020. 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 | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 16 |
*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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