by our College Data Analytics TeamLegal Assistant/Paralegal is a concentration offered under the legal support services major at Purdue University Global. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in paralegal, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Purdue University Global paid an average of $444 per credit hour in 2019-2020. 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 |
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the paralegal master’s degree program at Purdue University Global. 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 paralegal students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 80.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in paralegal at Purdue University Global in 2019-2020, 61.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
| 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 |
*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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