2024 Best Legal Support Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in legal support services. It is ranked #234 out of 343 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Support Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 master's degrees in legal support services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal support services students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal support services students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for legal support services to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal support services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal support services students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Support Services Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Legal Support Services in the Middle Atlantic Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for legal support services students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Legal Support

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in legal support services has to look into Georgetown University. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in legal support services from Georgetown University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

29 Annual Graduates

$55,530 Median Starting Salary

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in legal support services. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

After graduating, legal support master's recipients usually make around $55,530 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in legal support services from George Washington University

Best Legal Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best legal support services colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	248	0
District of Columbia	154	37

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Rankings in Majors Related to Legal Support

One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Legal Support Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Legal Support Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	29
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	8

Most Popular Majors Related to Legal Support

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Research	1,385
Legal Professions (Other)	235
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	43

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.