2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Legal Support Services School for You
Legal Support Services is the #106 most popular major in the country with 11,545 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
The Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for legal support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Legal Support Services Schools
Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for legal support services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,000 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, legal support graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $15,501.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, El Centro College also did well on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.
San Jacinto College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,040 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Phoenix College is a great value for legal support services students. Located in the city of Phoenix, Phoenix College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Phoenix College are $7,854 per year. The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at Phoenix College take out is $15,813.
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The excellent programs at National Paralegal College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal support services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, National Paralegal College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
National Paralegal College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,995 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, legal support graduates from National Paralegal College carry an average student debtload of $26,236.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year. After completing their degree, legal support graduates from Austin Community College District carry an average student debtload of $11,808.
In addition to its great value ranking, Austin Community College District is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Tarrant County College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for legal support services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $8,235 per year. The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at Tarrant County College take out is $14,484.
Tarrant County College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal support services students. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Clear Lake are $20,994 per year. After completing their degree, legal support graduates from UH Clear Lake carry an average student debtload of $25,024.
In addition to its great value ranking, UH Clear Lake is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Pima Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Legal Support Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $7,566 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, legal support graduates from Pima County Community College District carry an average student debtload of $8,500.
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With a ranking of #10, Bryan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for legal support services students. Bryan University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bryan University are $12,142 a year. The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at Bryan University take out is $26,437.
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Request InformationBest Legal Support Services Colleges by State
Explore the best legal support services colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 602 |
| Arizona | 265 |
| Oklahoma | 34 |
| New Mexico | 30 |
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Legal Support Services Related Majors for Legal Support
One of 4 majors within the area of study, legal support services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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).
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