2024 Best Legal Support Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in legal support services sits in the middle of the road, ranking #159 out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for legal support services students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 bachelor's degrees in legal support services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal support services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal support services students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for legal support services to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal support services related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Legal Support Services Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Legal Support Services in the Plains States Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in legal support services.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Legal Support

1

Washburn University
Topeka, KS

16 Annual Graduates

$31,862 Median Starting Salary

$20,250 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal support services has to take a look at Washburn University. Located in the medium-sized city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the legal support program state that they receive average early career income of $31,862.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal support services from Washburn University

2

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN

18 Annual Graduates

$38,339 Median Starting Salary

$27,750 Median Student Debt

Minnesota State University - Moorhead is a great choice for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in legal support services. MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the suburb of Moorhead.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the legal support program state that they receive average early career income of $38,339.

More information about a bachelor’s in legal support services from Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Best Legal Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best legal support services schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	3
Minnesota	215	18
Iowa	197	5
Kansas	184	16
Nebraska	180	8

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Legal Support Services Related Rankings by Major

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

Legal Support Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	54

Majors Similar to Legal Support

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	165
Legal Professions (Other)	64
Legal Research	13

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.