If you pursue a degree in legal assistant/paralegal, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #123 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 95 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for legal assistant/paralegal students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10,491 degrees in legal assistant/paralegal annually.
The paralegal program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Assistant/Paralegal rankings. For our Best Overall Legal Assistant/Paralegal School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Legal Assistant/Paralegal in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the paralegal degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Roger Williams University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. RWU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Bristol. This university ranks 7th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were about 76 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at RWU in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis if you wish to pursue a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. IUPUI is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #253 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means IUPUI is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at IUPUI in the most recent year we have data available.
Liberty University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lynchburg. A Best Colleges rank of #265 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Liberty University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 228 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 68 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale in the most recent year we have data available.
Nassau Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Garden City. This college ranks 43rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 51 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Nassau Community College in the most recent data year.
Palm Beach State College is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Lake Worth. A Best Colleges rank of #258 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Palm Beach State College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 40 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Palm Beach State College in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #137 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent data year.
University of Toledo is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Toledo. This university ranks 15th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 30 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at University of Toledo in the most recent data year.
Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 187 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 13th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 31 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Cuyahoga Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.
Purdue University Global is a fairly large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #284 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue University Global is a great university overall.
There were approximately 81 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Purdue University Global in the most recent data year.
GVSU is a very large public university located in the fringe town of Allendale. This university ranks 5th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 44 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 21st out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 88 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at North Harris Montgomery in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FSW is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 20th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 17 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at FSW in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great university overall.
There were approximately 72 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Florida in the most recent year we have data available.
Valencia College is a very large public college located in the large city of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 39 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent data year.
MTI College is a small private for-profit college located in the large suburb of Sacramento.
There were approximately 18 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at MTI College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 14th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were roughly 23 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at MATC in the most recent year we have data available.
Portland Community College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Portland. This college ranks 4th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 79 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Portland Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The paralegal program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Legal Assistant/Paralegal rankings. For our Best Overall Legal Assistant/Paralegal School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
