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Legal Support Services at Widener University

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, consider the program at Widener University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Widener University is in Chester, PA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 7 legal support services degrees were granted at Widener University.

Online Class Availability at Widener University

Distance learning is available at Widener University. Among 5,713 students, 1,022 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 614 (11%) took at least some classes online.

Legal Support Services Rankings at Widener University

These rankings give you a sense of how Widener University’s Legal Support Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Legal Support Services graduates at Widener University, by degree type.

Program-wide, Legal Support Services graduates at Widener University are 86% women (6) and 14% men (1).

Legal Support Services Associate’s Program at Widener University

Among the 1 associate’s legal support services degrees awarded at Widener University, 100% were women (1) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Widener University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 100% of Legal Support Services associate’s degree recipients at Widener University, above the national average of 48%.*

Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Program at Widener University

Of the 3 bachelor’s legal support services graduates at Widener University, 67% were women (2) and 33% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Widener University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Black / African American	1
International (Nonresident)	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Legal Support Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Widener University, lower than the national average of 41%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Widener University

The Legal Support Services program at Widener University breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	7

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Widener University go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Legal Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$55,524
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.