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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal is the 123rd most popular major in the country with 10,611 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,565 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 679 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 72 colleges that offer a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. To top this list, a school must have a successful legal assistant/paralegal program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree paralegal students.
Out of the 72 schools in the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this large public school awarded 137 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ivy Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Ivy Tech Community College is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 58 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Oakland Community College is a public institution located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College landed the #4 spot on the list. City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 29 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Columbus State Community College is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 26 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small school located in Godfrey, Illinois that handed out 23 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Southwestern Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
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Sinclair Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 19 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Macomb Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Macomb Community College is a public institution located in Warren, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. NWTC is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of DuPage came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. COD is a large public school situated in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. It awarded 17 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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MacCormac College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Madison Area Technical College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Cincinnati - Clermont College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. UC Clermont College is located in Batavia, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Washtenaw Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Washtenaw Community College is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Washtenaw Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Herzing University - Madison came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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Lansing Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Lansing Community College is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 9 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
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Henry Ford College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #24. Henry Ford College is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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