2024 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Master's Degree Schools

Legal Assistant/Paralegal isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #518 in popularity out of 1172 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 98 master's degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal assistant/paralegal students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal assistant/paralegal students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal assistant/paralegal related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for legal assistant/paralegal students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Master's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Assistant/Paralegal in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in legal assistant/paralegal.

Top Schools for a Master's in Paralegal

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a master's degree in legal assistant/paralegal. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in legal assistant/paralegal from George Washington University

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Purdue University Global
West Lafayette, IN

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in legal assistant/paralegal needs to look into Purdue University Global. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Global is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Purdue University Global

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Legal Assistant/Paralegal by Region

View the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Rankings in Majors Related to Paralegal

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is one of 5 different types of Legal Support Services programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.