2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #28 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of legal assistant/paralegal. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 associate degrees in legal assistant/paralegal during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on legal assistant/paralegal students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of legal assistant/paralegal students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized legal assistant/paralegal related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for legal assistant/paralegal students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate Degree Schools in Missouri ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Missouri

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal.

Top Missouri Schools for an Associate in Paralegal

1

Saint Louis Community College
Bridgeton, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal needs to check out Saint Louis Community College. Saint Louis Community College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Bridgeton.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Saint Louis Community College

2

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City if you want to pursue an associate degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in legal assistant/paralegal from Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	55
Kansas	275	25
Iowa	200	42
Nebraska	163	16
North Dakota	144	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Paralegal

Legal Assistant/Paralegal is one of 5 different types of Legal Support Services programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.