by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal is the 123rd most popular major in the country with 10,611 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Mississippi, there were 187 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer 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.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for mississippi paralegal students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi University for Women landed the #1 spot on the list. MUW is a small school located in Columbus, Mississippi that handed out 14 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi University for Women Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Mississippi Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Booneville, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Itawamba Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi. Fulton, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s paralegal degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi that were part of this year’s ranking, Holmes Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Holmes Community College is located in Goodman, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Full Holmes Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified ’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
Jones County Junior College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi list. This small school is located in Ellisville, Mississippi, and it awarded 8 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mississippi College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi list. MC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 8 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Mississippi Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi ranking. Northwest Mississippi Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Senatobia, Mississippi. It awarded 26 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Northwest Mississippi Community College
Hinds Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi list. Hinds Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Raymond, Mississippi. It awarded 46 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hinds Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Copiah-Lincoln Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is a public institution located in Wesson, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized school located in Perkinston, Mississippi that handed out 1 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
With a ranking of #12, East Mississippi Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi list. East Mississippi Community College is located in Scooba, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Coahoma Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi ranking. Coahoma Community College is a small school located in Clarksdale, Mississippi that handed out 0 ’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Coahoma Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in Mississippi ranking, coming in at #12. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Mississippi Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
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