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Legal Assistant/Paralegal at National University

Legal Assistant/Paralegal at National University

If you are interested in studying legal assistant/paralegal, you may want to check out the program at National University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

National University is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 18,070.

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.

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

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

National University does offer online education options in paralegal for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree

The paralegal major at National University 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 National University

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

78% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of paralegal associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in paralegal only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at National University may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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National University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in paralegal graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of paralegal bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its paralegal bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

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 CA, the home state for National University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 33,390 $61,240
Legal Support Workers 7,050 $56,420
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 3,560 $58,180

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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