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2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$11,845 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,765 Avg Salary

With 232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, legal support services is the #106 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for legal support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for legal support majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Southwestern Illinois College to be the best value school for legal support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. SWIC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at SWIC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,232.

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Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Godfrey.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lewis and Clark Community College are $9,552 a year. The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at Lewis and Clark Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,313.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College is a great value for legal support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Wilbur Wright College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, legal support majors at Wilbur Wright College accumulate an average of around $12,518 in student debt.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Illinois helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal support services schools in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rasmussen University - Illinois are $13,883 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, legal support graduates from Rasmussen University - Illinois carry an average student debtload of $28,141.

Rasmussen University - Illinois did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#5

MacCormac College

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means MacCormac College is a great value for legal support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, MacCormac is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MacCormac are $12,700 a year. The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at MacCormac take out while working on their Associate Degree is $34,269.

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#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Roosevelt undergraduate students pay an average of $31,493 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Legal Support majors at Roosevelt take out an average of $19,599 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Roosevelt also did well on our Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #7, Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal support services students working on their associate degree. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rockford.

Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Explore all the Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 163
Ohio 340
Indiana 416
Wisconsin 125

Legal Support Services is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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