2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Illinois
5
Colleges in Illinois
421
Paralegal Degrees Awarded
Legal Assistant/Paralegal is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #123 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for legal assistant/paralegal students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 421 degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Legal Assistant/Paralegal School
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for legal assistant/paralegal schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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 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 Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Illinois
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the paralegal degree levels they offer.
Top Illinois Schools in Paralegal
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In IL
It's hard to beat College of DuPage if you want to pursue a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large suburb of Glen Ellyn, COD is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #731 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means COD is a great college overall.
There were approximately 29 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at COD in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from College of DuPage
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Any student who is interested in legal assistant/paralegal needs to check out City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College. Located in the large city of Chicago, Wilbur Wright College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 62nd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 25 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Wilbur Wright College in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In IL
It is difficult to beat Rasmussen University - Illinois if you want to pursue a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the medium-sized city of Rockford, Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #111 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Illinois is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Illinois in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from Rasmussen University - Illinois
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
31
Paralegal Degrees Awarded
Lewis and Clark Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public college located in the small suburb of Godfrey. This college ranks 57th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 31 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Lewis and Clark Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from Lewis and Clark Community College
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IL
Located in the suburb of Belleville, SWIC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 44th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 20 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at SWIC in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from Southwestern Illinois College
