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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Grand Valley State University

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at Grand Valley State University

78% Women (Bachelor's)
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)
41 Bachelor's Degrees
What traits are you looking for in a paralegal school? To help you decide if Grand Valley State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's paralegal program.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350.

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

  • Basic Certificate in Paralegal (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Paralegal

The paralegal major at GVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Legal Assistant/Paralegal. 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.

Paralegal Student Demographics at GVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the paralegal majors at Grand Valley State University.

78% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of paralegal bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical paralegal bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in paralegal at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in paralegal.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 36
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Paralegal Grads May Go Into

A degree in paralegal can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 6,110 $50,590

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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