by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,545 people earned their degree in legal support services, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, legal support services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,370 and had an average of $27,882 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,711 legal support services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,152 and $23,936 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 58 colleges that offered a degree in legal support services. To top this list, a school must have a successful legal support services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The legal support 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 “Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school awarded 89 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 77 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 58 schools in the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National Paralegal College landed the #2 spot on the list. National Paralegal College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 150 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full National Paralegal College Legal Support Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Center for Advanced Legal Studies. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region. Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 201 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Center for Advanced Legal Studies
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 89 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Community College Legal Support Services Report
With a ranking of #6, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 79 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Full Tarrant County College District Legal Support Services Report
With a ranking of #7, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at San Jacinto College
Lone Star College System came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in The Woodlands, Texas, and it awarded 99 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at North Harris Montgomery
With a ranking of #9, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 71 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Phoenix College
With a ranking of #9, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 31 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at San Antonio College
Austin Community College District landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 39 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Austin Community College District
With a ranking of #12, Collin County Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 61 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Collin County Community College District
Rio Salado College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 46 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Rio Salado College
With a ranking of #14, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Brenham, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full El Paso Community College Legal Support Services Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Texas College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Central Texas College is located in Killeen, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 ’s legal support degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at Central Texas College
Amarillo College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 16 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Pima Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Pima County Community College District
Rose State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Rose State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 15 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 22 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Central New Mexico Community College
Texas State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 22 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region list. Del Mar College is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 19 ’s legal support degrees in 2020-2021.
East Central University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Ada, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified ’s legal support students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Legal Support Services at East Central University
Lamar State College - Port Arthur landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Legal Support Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Port Arthur, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s legal support degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Legal Support Services at Lamar State College - Port Arthur
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