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Legal Support Services at Georgetown University

Legal Support Services at Georgetown University

What traits are you looking for in a legal support school? To help you decide if Georgetown University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's legal support program.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in Legal Support

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

23% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of legal support master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in legal support each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 61% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

If you plan to be a legal support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Georgetown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 8

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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 5,330 $80,470
Legal Secretaries 3,540 $86,190
Legal Support Workers 2,480 $74,330
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 50 $74,080

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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