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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia

10 Colleges
$29,801 Avg Salary
$26,059 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 330 degrees and certificates were awarded to legal professions students who went to a West Virginia college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in West Virginia to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the legal professions associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in West Virginia.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for legal professions students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

Of the 34 students majoring in legal professions at American Military University, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 10 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia Junior College - Morgantown landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Morgantown, WVJC Morgantown is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Mountwest Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. MCTC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Huntington.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at BridgeValley Community & Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular legal professions schools in West Virginia. Located in the medium-sized suburb of South Charleston, BridgeValley Community & Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a great place for legal professions students working on their associate degree. West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a small public school located in the small suburb of Parkersburg.

Women make up 86% of the legal professions majors at the school.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Martinsburg.

About 80% of the students majoring in legal professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Pierpont Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in legal professions at Pierpont Community and Technical College, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#8

Huntington Junior College

Huntington, WV

With a ranking of #8, Huntington Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Huntington, Huntington Junior College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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New River Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools in West Virginia ranking. New River Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Beaver.

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West Virginia Northern Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for legal professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. WVNCC is a small public school located in the city of Wheeling.

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Explore all the Most Popular Legal Professions Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,307
South Carolina 526
Florida 3,659
Virginia 2,055
Arkansas 284
Mississippi 439
Louisiana 936
Alabama 426
Kentucky 423
Georgia 1,180
Tennessee 732

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

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).
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