2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

Ranked #28 in popularity, legal assistant/paralegal is one of the most sought-after associate degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 102 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to legal assistant/paralegal students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other legal assistant/paralegal students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal assistant/paralegal related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal assistant/paralegal students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools

The paralegal school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Wisconsin

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal.

Top Wisconsin Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

1

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Milwaukee Area Technical College is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Milwaukee Area Technical College

2

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Fox Valley Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Fox Valley Technical College

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	450	244
Michigan	410	92
Illinois	267	179
Indiana	221	63

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Legal Assistant/Paralegal Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Legal Support Services area of study, Legal Assistant/Paralegal has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Paralegal

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Court Reporting and Captioning	4

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.