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2024 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor's Degree Schools

33 Colleges in the United States
965 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #250 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 33 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for legal assistant/paralegal students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 965 bachelor's degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of legal assistant/paralegal for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality paralegal program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

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

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Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for legal assistant/paralegal students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Paralegal

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal needs to check out Roger Williams University. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bristol.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Roger Williams University

2
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Loyola University Chicago if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Loyola University Chicago

3
Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
17 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Cincinnati - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

4
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
33 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal needs to take a look at Grand Valley State University. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Grand Valley State University

5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
14 Annual Graduates

Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Roosevelt University

6
Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
22 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Kent State University at Kent

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Liberty University crest
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
113 Annual Graduates

Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Liberty University

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Widener crest
Widener University
Chester, PA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Chester, Widener is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Widener University

9
Basic Certificate Highest Degree Type
21 Annual Graduates

IUPUI is a very large public university located in the city of Indianapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
23 Annual Graduates

University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the city of Toledo.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from University of Toledo

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One of 5 majors within the Legal Support Services area of study, Legal Assistant/Paralegal has other similar majors worth exploring.

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