by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Legal Assistant/Paralegal. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Legal Support Services is a major offered under the legal professions program of study at Purdue University Global. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Purdue University Global was $444 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $400 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,766 | $9,740 |
| Fees | $852 | $934 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Purdue University Global offers online option in its legal support master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue University Global Online Learning page.
Women made up around 74.5% of the legal support students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 73.3%.
Around 61.8% of legal support master’s degree recipients at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 55 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.