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2022 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

4 Colleges in California
21 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #231 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of legal assistant/paralegal. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in legal assistant/paralegal during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor's Degree Schools in California The paralegal bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

  • Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal assistant/paralegal students vs. other majors.
  • Major Demand - How many other legal assistant/paralegal students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
  • Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
  • Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal assistant/paralegal related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Bachelor's Degree Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for legal assistant/paralegal students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Paralegal

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA
11 Annual Graduates

Brandman University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from Brandman University

#2

John F. Kennedy University

Pleasant Hill, CA
7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal has to take a look at John F. Kennedy University. Located in the large suburb of Pleasant Hill, JFKU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from John F. Kennedy University

#3

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA
1 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of La Verne if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from University of La Verne

#4

National University

La Jolla, CA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat National University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in legal assistant/paralegal from National University

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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.

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