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2025 Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges in the Plains States Region
526 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$37,951 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in legal support services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #106 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for legal support services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 526 degrees in legal support services to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of legal support services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Support Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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.

Associate Degrees in Legal Support
Bachelor's Degrees in Legal Support

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Legal Support Services Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. 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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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the legal support degree levels they offer.

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,137 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Des Moines Area Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in legal support services. DMACC is a very large public college located in the large suburb of Ankeny. A Best Colleges rank of #408 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means DMACC is a great college overall.

There were about 30 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at DMACC in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal support services major at Des Moines Area Community College make $11,186 more than the standard college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in legal support services from Des Moines Area Community College

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$34,600 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in legal support services needs to take a look at Rasmussen University - Minnesota. Located in the city of St. Cloud, Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a private for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.

There were approximately 26 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the legal support program state that they receive average early career earnings of $34,600.

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Inver Hills Community College
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Inver Hills Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in legal support services. Located in the large suburb of Inver Grove Heights, IHCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 31st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 35 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at IHCC in the most recent data year. Those legal support services students who get their degree from Inver Hills Community College earn $11,743 more than the average legal support grad.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Legal Support Degrees Awarded
$31,842 Median Starting Salary

Saint Louis Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in legal support services. Located in the suburb of Bridgeton, Saint Louis Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 22nd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 48 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, legal support degree recipients generally make about $31,842 in their early careers.

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North Hennepin Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park. This college ranks 36th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 29 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at North Hennepin Community College in the most recent data year. Those legal support services students who get their degree from North Hennepin Community College make $11,009 more than the average legal support student.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$43,585 Median Starting Salary

Located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #763 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MSU Moorhead is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the legal support services degree program at Minnesota State University - Moorhead make $5,634 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Cedar Rapids. This college ranks 16th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were roughly 15 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

MCC is a large public college located in the city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #690 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 15 legal support services students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in legal support services from Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Explore the best legal support services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 85
Missouri 283 63
Kansas 266 43
Iowa 264 55
Nebraska 238 24
North Dakota 210 7
South Dakota 204 0

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One of 4 majors within the Legal Professions area of study, Legal Support Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Major Annual Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 475
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary 30
Court Reporting and Captioning 21

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Law 2,270
Legal Research 720
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 197
Legal Professions (Other) 78

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