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Legal Support Services at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in legal support from Widener.

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.

  • Basic Certificate in Legal Support (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Legal Support
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Support

The following rankings from College Factual show how the legal support progam at Widener compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The legal support major at Widener 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Legal Support Services Master’s Degree Schools 5
Best Legal Support Services Basic Certificate Schools 25
Most Popular Legal Support Services Basic Certificate Schools 83
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In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in legal support from Widener. This is the #5 most popular school for legal support master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of legal support associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

86% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Legal Support Services from Widener in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Widener University with a bachelor's in legal support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Widener also has a doctoral program available in legal support. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 12,440 $52,780
Legal Secretaries 7,420 $50,980
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 2,050 $46,170
Court Reporters 900 $52,330
Legal Support Workers 870 $78,140

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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