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2024 Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges in the Plains States Region
559 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$31,915 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in legal support services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #106 in the country in terms of popularity. 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 10 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for legal support services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 559 degrees in legal support services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of legal support services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Support Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Associate Degrees in Legal Support
Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Support

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the legal support degree levels they offer.

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Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$42,047 Median Starting Salary
$22,750 Median Student Debt

Inver Hills Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal support services. Located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 47th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 20 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at IHCC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal support services program at Inver Hills Community College make $10,132 more than the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$41,463 Median Starting Salary

Anoka Technical College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in legal support services. Anoka Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Anoka. A Best Colleges rank of #775 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Anoka Technical College is a great college overall.

There were about 24 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Anoka Technical College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal support services major at Anoka Technical College earn $9,548 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
5.3% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Des Moines Area Community College if you want to pursue a degree in legal support services. DMACC is a fairly large public college located in the large suburb of Ankeny. A Best Colleges rank of #501 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 38 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent year we have data available. Legal Support Services degree recipients from Des Moines Area Community College receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,970 above the average income of legal support services majors.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,862 Median Starting Salary

Washburn University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal support services. Washburn University is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Topeka. This university ranks 13th out of 47 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were approximately 19 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal support program state that they receive average early career wages of $31,862.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$38,834 Median Starting Salary
$27,804 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 36th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 21 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at North Hennepin Community College in the most recent data year. Legal Support Services degree recipients from North Hennepin Community College receive an earnings boost of about $6,919 over the average income of legal support services graduates.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$33,299 Median Starting Salary
$28,835 Median Student Debt

Located in the small city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #336 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal support program report average early career wages of $33,299.

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Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #594 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MSU Moorhead is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available. Those legal support services students who get their degree from Minnesota State University - Moorhead earn $6,424 more than the typical legal support grad.

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Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a fairly small private for-profit university located in the city of Fargo. This university ranks 8th out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were roughly 7 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - North Dakota in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal support program state that they receive average early career wages of $33,299.

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MCC is a large public college located in the large city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #692 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.

There were about 23 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the legal support services degree program at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City make $2,309 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,991 Median Starting Salary
$37,107 Median Student Debt

Located in the small city of Rapid City, National American University - Rapid City is a private for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.

Students who graduate with their degree from the legal support program state that they receive average early career income of $31,991.

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 85
Missouri 283 63
Kansas 266 43
Iowa 264 55
Nebraska 238 24
North Dakota 210 7
South Dakota 204 0

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

Major Annual Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 509
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 32
Court Reporting and Captioning 18

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,081
Legal Research 541
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 191
Legal Professions (Other) 93

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