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Legal Support in Louisiana

Legal Support Schools in Louisiana

In 2022-2023, 42 students earned their Legal Support degrees in LA.

In this state, Legal Support is the 119th most popular major out of a total 246 majors commonly available.

Legal Support majors in the state tend to have the following degree levels:

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 23
Award Taking Less Than 1 Year 7
Post-Master’s Certificate 6
Postbaccalaureate Certificate 6
Award Taking 1 to 2 Years 4
Award Taking 2 to 4 Years 4
Bachelor’s Degree 2

Gender Distribution

In Louisiana, a legal support major is more popular with women than with men.

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Racial Distribution

The racial distribution of legal support majors in Louisiana is as follows:

  • Asian: 0.0%
  • Black or African American: 28.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 16.7%
  • White: 50.0%
  • Non-Resident Alien: 2.4%
  • Other Races: 2.4%
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9,500 people in the state and 596,640 in the nation are employed in jobs related to legal support.

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A typical salary for a legal support grad in the state is $46,300, compared to a typical salary of $54,500 nationwide.

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There are 7 colleges in Louisiana that offer legal support degrees. Learn about the most popular 7 below:

19 Degrees in Major Awarded
7,376 Total Students

The full-time teacher rate is 34%. 84% of students are awarded financial aid at this school. Students enjoy a student to faculty ratio of 29 to 1.

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14 Degrees in Major Awarded
2,166 Total Students

Students enjoy a student to faculty ratio of 23 to 1. A typical student attending Nunez Community College will pay a net price of $12,594. The full-time teacher rate is 44%.

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8 Degrees in Major Awarded
86% Graduation Rate
13,927 Total Students

Students enjoy a student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1. The average student takes 4.12 years to complete their degree at Tulane. Of all the students who attend this school, 70% get financial aid.

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5 Degrees in Major Awarded
33% Graduation Rate
462 Total Students

Seeking financial aid? At this school, 100% of students receive it. The full-time teacher rate is 38%. This private institution charges an average net price of $22,757.

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3 Degrees in Major Awarded
73% Graduation Rate
348 Total Students

20 to 1 is the student to faculty ratio. This private institution charges an average net price of $25,547. 89% of students get financical aid.

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McNeese State University

Lake Charles
1 Degrees in Major Awarded
43% Graduation Rate
7,284 Total Students

The average student takes 4.56 years to complete their degree at McNeese. Students who attend this public school pay an average net price of $10,768. The student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

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1 Degrees in Major Awarded
261 Total Students

Students enjoy a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1. This private institution charges an average net price of $22,533. The full-time teacher rate is 50%.

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Some of the careers legal support majors go into include:

Job Title LA Job Growth LA Median Salary
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 18% $48,320
Court Reporters 9% $47,840
Legal Support Workers 6% $49,640
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 6% $36,470

Below are some popular majors in the state that are similar to legal support.

Major Annual Graduates in LA
Law 719
Other Legal Professions 111
Legal Research 44
Non-Professional Legal Studies 11

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