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Legal Support Services at American Public University System

Legal Support Services at American Public University System

Every legal support services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the legal support program at American Public University System stacks up to those at other schools.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and has a total student population of 50,047.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Legal Support Services section at the bottom of this page.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at American Public University System.

79% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at American Military University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a associate's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 16
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

If you plan to be a legal support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American Public University System. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 34

A degree in legal support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WV, the home state for American Public University System.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 1,810 $46,080
Legal Secretaries 1,430 $38,460
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 150 $59,440
Legal Support Workers 130 $56,560
Court Reporters 90 $48,570

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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