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2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$23,348 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,692 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 11,545 people earned a degree or certificate in legal support services, making the major the #106 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for legal support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Hamline University the best value school in the United States for legal support services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Hamline also is in the top 15% of our Best Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal support services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 per year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, legal support graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $33,486.

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#3

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Davenport University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Grand Rapids, Davenport University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Davenport University are $17,208 a year.

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#4

Capital University

Columbus, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Columbus, Capital is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capital are $13,190 a year.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Montclair State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value legal support services schools in the United States. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 a year.

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#6

Sullivan University

Louisville, KY

Sullivan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal support services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Sullivan University is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Louisville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sullivan University are $15,840 per year. The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at Sullivan University take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $32,234.

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George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GWU also is in the top 10% of our Best Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $28,410 a year. On average, legal support graduates from USD take out $12,665 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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#9

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for legal support services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Services Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 per year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, legal support majors at Tulane accumulate an average of around $30,139 in student debt.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 10 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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