Legal Support Services at Roger Williams University

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 Roger Williams University stacks up to those at other schools.

RWU is located in Bristol, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 4,702.

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.

RWU Legal Support Services Degrees Available

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

RWU Legal Support Services Rankings

The legal support major at RWU 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.

Legal Support Student Demographics at RWU

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

RWU Legal Support Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at RWU may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 27% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

RWU Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of legal support bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical legal support bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at RWU since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its legal support bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Legal Support Services

Legal Support Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Roger Williams University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	56

Related Majors

• Non-Professional General Legal Studies
• Legal Professions (Other)

Careers That Legal Support Grads May Go Into

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 RI, the home state for Roger Williams University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Legal Secretaries	1,120	$48,220
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	1,100	$50,650
Legal Support Workers	120	$72,060
Court Reporters	80	$66,170

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.