2023 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,611 people earned their degree in legal assistant/paralegal, making the major the 123rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,959 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 406 legal assistant/paralegal graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent legal assistant/paralegal programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the legal assistant/paralegal program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s”.
Top 16 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 113 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Liberty University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 93,349 students enrolled at Liberty University, 13,282 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 8,897 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,888. In addition to receiving other benefits, 386 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s. Eastern Kentucky University is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 27 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 14,465 students enrolled at Eastern, 869 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 469 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,031. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Kentucky University]](/colleges/eastern-kentucky-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clayton State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s. Located in Morrow, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying paralegal list, Clayton State University has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Clayton State University supports 7,052 students, and 7 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,532. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Clayton State University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #4 spot on the list. FGCU is a fairly large school located in Fort Myers, Florida that handed out 53 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
FGCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Of the 15,358 students enrolled at Florida Gulf Coast University, 362 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 232 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,284. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Florida Gulf Coast University]](/colleges/florida-gulf-coast-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sullivan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Sullivan University also made our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5.According to our most recent data, Sullivan University supports 3,165 students, and 52 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 32 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,619. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. SPC is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 26,430 students enrolled at St Petersburg College, 1,273 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 820 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,870. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at SPC]](/colleges/st-petersburg-college/student-life/veterans/)
The University of West Florida ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s paralegal students in 2020-2021.
UWF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, The University of West Florida supports 13,061 students, and 1,438 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 750 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,810. During this same period, 7 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full UWF Veteran Student Life Report
Regent University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Regent also took the #13 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Regent University supports 10,483 students, and 1,414 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,139 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,203. In addition to receiving other benefits, 42 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Regent University Veteran Student Life Report
Herzing University - Kenner landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s ranking. Herzing University - Kenner is located in Kenner, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
Herzing University - Kenner not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 462 students enrolled at Herzing University - Kenner, 22 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,202. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Herzing University - Kenner]](/colleges/herzing-university-kenner/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #10, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s list. Nova Southeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 6 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying paralegal list, NUS Florida has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 522 of the 20,888 students enrolled at NUS Florida were GI Bill® students, of which 335 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,213. In addition to receiving other benefits, 70 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. NUS Florida does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Nova Southeastern University Veteran Student Life Report
South University, Columbia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s ranking. South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
South University, Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 218 of the 732 students enrolled at South University, Columbia were GI Bill® students, of which 126 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $10,143. To help with additional expenses, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at South University, Columbia]](/colleges/south-university-columbia/student-life/veterans/)
South University, Montgomery landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s ranking. South University, Montgomery is a small school located in Montgomery, Alabama that handed out 2 bachelors’s paralegal degrees in 2020-2021.
South University, Montgomery also took the #16 spot in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 71 of the 349 students enrolled at South University, Montgomery were GI Bill® students, of which 39 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,016. During this same period, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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 South University, Montgomery Veteran Student Life Report
Mississippi College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s ranking. MC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, Mississippi. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
MC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 171 of the 4,667 students enrolled at Mississippi College were GI Bill® students, of which 98 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,734. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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South University, Savannah did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s paralegal degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
South University, Savannah did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, South University, Savannah supports 818 students, and 692 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 529 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,061. On top of their other funding sources, 9 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #15, The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Paralegal for a Bachelor’s list. The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s paralegal degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying paralegal list, UT Chattanooga has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 431 of the 11,728 students enrolled at UT Chattanooga were GI Bill® students, of which 270 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,374. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga]](/colleges/the-university-of-tennessee-at-chattanooga/student-life/veterans/)
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