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Legal Support Services at Eastern Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying legal support services, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and has a total student population of 14,465. Of the 2,456 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021, 27 of them were legal support services majors.

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.

  • Undergrad Certificate in Legal Support (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Support

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Eastern does offer online education options in legal support for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal support progam at Eastern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal support major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Support Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
42
Best Legal Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools 45
Best Value Legal Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools 47
47
Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools 59
Most Popular Online Legal Support Services Schools 105
Most Focused Legal Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools 115
Most Popular Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools 387
Most Focused Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools 422

The median salary of legal support students who receive their bachelor's degree at Eastern is $27,538. This is less than $35,956, which is the national average of all legal support majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the legal support majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

85% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in legal support from Eastern in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in legal support at Eastern are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Eastern also has a doctoral program available in legal support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 KY, the home state for Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2,940 $46,130
Legal Secretaries 2,080 $36,440
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 360 $39,760
Legal Support Workers 280 $58,320

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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