by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 Southeast region, there were 2,959 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 406 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular legal assistant/paralegal programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Gulf Coast University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. FGCU is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Myers, Florida. It awarded 53 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Out of the 27 schools in the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Petersburg College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Clearwater, Florida, this large public school awarded 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 27 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Clayton State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
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Regent University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Regent University is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
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Mississippi University for Women came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Columbus, Mississippi, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of Richmond did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Richmond is a small school located in University of Richmond, Virginia that handed out 8 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Mississippi College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Mississippi College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, Mississippi. It awarded 8 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Nova Southeastern University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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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South University’s online programs did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
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University of North Georgia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of North Georgia is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Savannah came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #17, South University, Montgomery did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Montgomery, Alabama, this small private for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full South University, Montgomery Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Sullivan University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 2 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Herzing University - Kenner ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Herzing University - Kenner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kenner, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #19, South University, Columbia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full South University, Columbia Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Millennia Atlantic University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Doral, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Herzing University - Birmingham ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
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Herzing University - Atlanta ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Herzing University - Atlanta is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Hampton University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Hampton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Paralegal Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Ole Miss is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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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