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Legal Support Services at University of the District of Columbia

Legal Support Services at University of the District of Columbia

If you plan to study legal support services, take a look at what University of the District of Columbia has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 3,725.

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.

  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support

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

33% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in legal support only graduates about 16% men each year. The program at University of the District of Columbia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 51% more women than average.

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University of the District of Columbia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in legal support graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

If you plan to be a legal support major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the District of Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 2

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 University of the District of Columbia.

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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