The locations with the highest concentration of Paralegal degree recipients are , University, FL, and Phoenix, AZ. The locations with a relatively high number of Paralegal degree recipients are Lilburn, GA, Lake Mary, FL, and Burnsville, MN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Paralegal is a associates degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Paralegal and the types of students that study this field. University of Central Florida awards the most degrees in Paralegal in the US, but Center for Advanced Legal Studies and MacCormac College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Paralegal.
Tuition costs for Paralegal majors are, on average, $5,140 for in-state public colleges, and $25,850 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Paralegal programs are Public, 2-year institutions (310 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (5,823 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Paralegal, is Public, 2-year (5,823 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Paralegal programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Out of all institutions that offer Paralegal programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Center for Advanced Legal Studies and MacCormac College have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Paralegal, with 100% and 79.3%, respectively.
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 closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Paralegal is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.
90,094
2018 Workforce
± 7,367
2.48%
1 Year Growth
± 11.8%
The number of Legal graduates in the workforce has been declining at a rate of 2.48%, from 92,387 in 2017 to 90,094 in 2018.
The largest single share of Legal graduates go on to work as Paralegals & legal assistants (17.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Legal by share of the total number of graduates.
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.
Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Legal in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Legal is 41.6, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Legal degrees, and White students earn the majority (6,408) of the degrees.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Paralegal is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.
41.6
Average Age in 2018
± 1.01 Years
2.77%
1 Year Change
± 3.42%
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Legal. The most common ages of employees with this major are 39 and 27 years old, which represent 3.65% and 3.63% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Paralegal are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Paralegal for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Paralegal. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.
The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Paralegal is from the 2 Digit Course Legal.
Most Common Countries of Origin
Philippines
1,412 degree recipients
Mexico
1,091 degree recipients
Jamaica
960 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
Trinidad & Tobago
6.89 times more than expected
Jamaica
4.4 times more than expected
Philippines
2.4 times more than expected
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Trinidad & Tobago that hold Legal degrees (6.89 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 (1,412 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Paralegal field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Paralegal majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Paralegal majors need more than the average amount of Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Paralegal majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Writing is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.