Other Legal Support Services
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Other Legal Support Services degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Tucson, AZ, and Philadelphia, PA. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Other Legal Support Services degree recipients are Indianapolis city (balance), IN, Fall River, MA, and Tucson, AZ. The most common degree awarded to students studying Other Legal Support Services is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Other Legal Support Services and the types of students that study this field. Purdue University Global awards the most degrees in Other Legal Support Services in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Legal Support Services, followed by Community College of Philadelphia.
Tuition costs for Other Legal Support Services majors are, on average, $10,645 for in-state public colleges, and $10,104 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Other Legal Support Services programs are Public, 2-year institutions (5 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (204 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Other Legal Support Services, is Public, 4-year or above (204 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Other Legal Support Services programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Purdue University Global has the most Other Legal Support Services degree recipients, with 198 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Other Legal Support Services.
Out of all institutions that offer Other Legal Support Services programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Purdue University Global has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Other Legal Support Services, with 1.31%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Other Legal Support Services by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Other Legal Support Services.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Legal graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Legal majors is $86,930 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Legal majors is Legal services, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Electronics stores.
The average salary for Legal majors is $86,930 and the most common occupations are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Legal majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Legal majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Legal majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Legal majors, by number of employees, are Paralegals & legal assistants, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Legal majors working as Paralegals & legal assistants, Judicial law clerks, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Legal majors are Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Chief executives & legislators, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers.
The number of Legal graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 0.229%, from 94,055 in 2021 to 93,840 in 2022.
The largest single share of Legal graduates go on to work as Paralegals & legal assistants (14.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Legal by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Legal majors, by number of employees, are Legal services, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Elementary & secondary schools.
The highest paying industries of Legal majors, by average wage, are Electronics stores, Spectator sports, and Air transportation.
The number of Legal graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 0.229%, from 94,055 in 2021 to 93,840 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Legal graduates by share is Legal services, followed by Justice, public order, & safety activities . This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Legal.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Legal majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Legal majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Legal. The most common ages of employees with this major are 48 and 39 years old, which represent 3.53% and 3.36% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Other Legal Support Services are Bachelors Degree, Associates Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Legal are Bachelors Degree, Professional degree, and Masters Degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Other Legal Support Services.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Other Legal Support Services for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Other Legal Support Services.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Bulgaria that hold Legal degrees (5.57 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (756 degree recipients).
