by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Paralegal Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 10,611 people earned their degree in legal assistant/paralegal, making the major the 123rd most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Paralegal Major” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. That schools that top this list have a program in legal assistant/paralegal in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Paralegal Major” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree paralegal students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Paralegal Major list. Purdue University Global is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 56 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Purdue University Global Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Paralegal Major that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 29 diplomas to qualified masters’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Legal Assistant/Paralegal at George Washington University
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Paralegal Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Paralegal Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Widener University landed the #4 spot on the list. Widener is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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