by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Support Services is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at George Washington University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in legal support, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GWU paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
The median early career salary of legal support students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $52,941 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $46,700.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. GWU does offer online classes in its legal support master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GWU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 84.0% of the legal support students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 73.3%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in legal support at GWU in 2019-2020, 44.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 14 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Legal Support Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 40 |
| Other Legal Support Services | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to legal support services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Legal Research | 132 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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