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2023 Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools

646 Colleges
$31,370 Avg Salary
$27,882 Avg Student Debt

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.

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The Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 646 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Support Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Legal Support Services Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the United States for legal support services students. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at Purdue University Global take out is $31,721.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Legal Support majors at Liberty University take out an average of $35,590 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 646 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Center for Advanced Legal Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools list. Located in the large city of Houston, Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Legal Support majors at Center for Advanced Legal Studies take out an average of $19,330 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 646 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, National Paralegal College landed the # 5 spot on the list. National Paralegal College is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at National Paralegal College take out is $26,236.

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#6

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal support services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

On average, legal support graduates from Ivy Tech Community College take out $14,600 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal support services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orchard Park.

After completing their degree, legal support graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Online carry an average student debt load of $23,187.

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#8

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #8, University of San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal support services students. USD is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

After completing their degree, legal support graduates from USD carry an average student debt load of $5,500.

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#9

Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, TX

Lone Star College System ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools list. North Harris Montgomery is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands.

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#10

Bryan University

Tempe, AZ

With a ranking of #10, Bryan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal support services students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Bryan University is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, legal support graduates from Bryan University take out $26,437 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Houston Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal support services programs. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

On average, legal support graduates from Houston Community College take out $17,139 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#12

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #12, San Diego Miramar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal support services students. Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego Miramar College is a public school with a large student population.

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#13

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #13, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal support services students. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Fort Lauderdale.

On average, legal support graduates from Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale take out $29,403 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Tarrant County College District landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal support services programs. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the city of Fort Worth.

While working on their degree, legal support majors at Tarrant County College accumulate an average of around $14,484 in student debt.

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#14

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal support services students. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, legal support graduates from Post University carry an average student debt load of $29,000.

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#16

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal support services programs. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Legal Support majors at El Centro College take out an average of $15,501 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal support services students. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, legal support majors at Rasmussen University - Florida accumulate an average of around $28,835 in student debt.

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#18

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal support services programs. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Phoenix.

The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at Phoenix College take out is $15,813.

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#19

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools list. FRCC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Westminster.

The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at FRCC take out is $24,500.

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With a ranking of #19, Forsyth Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal support services students. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#21

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal support services programs. American River is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Sacramento.

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#21

Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA

With a ranking of #21, Fullerton College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal support services students. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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#23

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

With a ranking of #23, Pasadena City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal support services students. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College is a public school with a very large student population.

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Roger Williams University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal support services students. It came in at #24 on the list. RWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bristol.

The average amount in student loans that legal support majors at RWU take out is $17,850.

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American Public University System did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for legal support services students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, legal support graduates from American Military University take out $27,260 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#27

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA
#29

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL
#30

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY
#30

Portland Community College

Portland, OR
#32

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, NY
#32

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA
#34

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO
#34

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL
#38

Poway Adult School

Poway, CA
#39

Edmonds Community College

Lynnwood, WA
#40

Cerritos College

Norwalk, CA
#41

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA
#43

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
#43

Valencia College

Orlando, FL
#47

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, FL
#47

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Additional Award Winners

This section represents the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 646 different United States legal support services schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
51 Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA
51 Fresno City College Fresno, CA
54 Tidewater Community College Norfolk, VA
54 Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
56 Coastline Community College Fountain Valley, CA
56 Northwest Career College Las Vegas, NV
56 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
59 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, KY
60 Hinds Community College Raymond, MS
60 Rio Salado College Tempe, AZ
60 Greenville Technical College Greenville, SC
60 Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg, PA
60 Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD
65 Arlington Career Institute Grand Prairie, TX
66 Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC
66 Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA
68 George Washington University Washington, DC
68 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
68 Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA
71 El Camino College Torrance, CA
71 College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV
73 Community College of Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
73 Johnson County Community College Overland Park, KS
73 Plaza College Forest Hills, NY
76 SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla, NY
76 Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson, NC
78 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
78 West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA
80 Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA
80 Tri-Community Adult Education Covina, CA
80 Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA
80 Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL
80 Stevenson University Stevenson, MD
85 Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI
85 Husson University Bangor, ME
87 Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH
87 Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC
87 College of Lake County Grayslake, IL
90 Merritt College Oakland, CA
91 San Jacinto Community College Pasadena, TX
91 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
91 College of DuPage Glen Ellyn, IL
91 MTI College Sacramento, CA
91 Blinn College Brenham, TX
96 University of Toledo Toledo, OH
96 Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY
96 Spokane Community College Spokane, WA
96 Southern Crescent Technical College Griffin, GA

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Legal Support Services Schools award.

Rank College Location
100 Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC
100 Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL
100 LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY
100 Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA
100 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
100 Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC
100 Sinclair Community College Dayton, OH
107 San Antonio College San Antonio, TX
107 Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI
107 Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC
110 University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College North Little Rock, AR
110 Madison Area Technical College Madison, WI
110 Erie Community College Buffalo, NY
110 Rasmussen University - Minnesota St. Cloud, MN
114 Peirce College Philadelphia, PA
114 West Valley College Saratoga, CA
114 Georgia Military College Milledgeville, GA
114 City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL
114 Lewis and Clark Community College Godfrey, IL
114 Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
120 College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA
120 Nunez Community College Chalmette, LA
122 Itawamba Community College Fulton, MS
122 Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI
122 Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar, CA
122 Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA
122 Trident Technical College Charleston, SC
122 Community College of Denver Denver, CO
122 Whatcom Community College Bellingham, WA
129 Central Texas College Killeen, TX
129 Northwest Mississippi Community College Senatobia, MS
129 Delaware Technical Community College - Terry Dover, DE
129 William Rainey Harper College Palatine, IL
129 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
129 Montgomery College Rockville, MD
129 Columbus Technical College Columbus, GA
129 Odessa College Odessa, TX
129 ASA College Brooklyn, NY
129 Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO
129 Riverside City College Riverside, CA

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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 26 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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