by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 10,491 people earned their degree in legal assistant/paralegal, making the major the 123rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,819 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 741 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,599 and $15,584 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 72 colleges that offer a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. That schools that top this list have a program in legal assistant/paralegal in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend MacCormac College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region. MacCormac College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this large public school awarded 220 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Clermont College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Cincinnati - Clermont College is a public institution located in Batavia, Ohio. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis and Clark Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region. Lewis and Clark Community College is a public institution located in Godfrey, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Rasmussen University - Wisconsin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Wisconsin is a small school located in Green Bay, Wisconsin that handed out 2 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Oakland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland Community College is a public institution located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Herzing University - Madison landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Herzing University - Madison is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Southwestern Illinois College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2021-2022.
Rasmussen University - Illinois landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a small school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 3 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Rockford, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Stautzenberger College - Brecksville landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stautzenberger College - Brecksville is a small school located in Brecksville, Ohio that handed out 2 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Macomb Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Warren, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s paralegal students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #15, South Suburban College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. South Suburban College is located in South Holland, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Herzing University - Akron did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. This small school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 1 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Belmont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Belmont College is a small school located in St Clairsville, Ohio that handed out 0 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
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Roosevelt University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Henry Ford College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is a fairly large school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 17 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s paralegal degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #22, Lakeland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lakeland is a small public school situated in Kirtland, Ohio. It awarded 10 associates’s paralegal degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Lakeland Community College Legal Assistant/Paralegal Report
Illinois Central College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Central College is located in East Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Moraine Park Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Moraine Park Technical College is a public institution located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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College of DuPage came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Paralegal Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. College of DuPage is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 associates’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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