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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Legal Support Services is the 106th most popular major in the country with 11,545 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,370 and had an average of $27,882 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,711 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,152 and $23,936 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 58 colleges that offered a degree in legal support services. That schools that top this list have a program in legal support services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region legal support students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Paralegal College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region. National Paralegal College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Full National Paralegal College Legal Support Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Center for Advanced Legal Studies. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region. Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 201 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bryan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 89 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #4 spot on the list. Lamar State College - Port Arthur is a public institution located in Port Arthur, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Lamar State College - Port Arthur
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Peloton College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Legal Support Services at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
Rose State College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. RSC is located in Midwest City, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Rose State College
Texas Wesleyan University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 22 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, East Central University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Brookline College - Phoenix landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Brookline College - Phoenix is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 10 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Brookline College - Phoenix
Phoenix College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 71 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Angelina College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Lufkin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Remington College - Dallas Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Garland, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Remington College - Dallas Campus Legal Support Services Report
With a ranking of #15, Midland College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Midland College is a medium-sized school located in Midland, Texas that handed out 15 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Alvin Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Alvin, Texas, this small public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Alvin Community College
Amarillo College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 16 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
South Plains College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 20 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Central Texas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 26 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Central Texas College
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Antonio College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
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Del Mar College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. DMC is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Houston Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Houston Community College
With a ranking of #24, Yavapai College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 24 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
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