2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Maryland

Ranked #123 in popularity, legal assistant/paralegal is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 188 degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Maryland

The schools below may not offer all types of paralegal degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Paralegal

1

Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Paralegal Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in legal assistant/paralegal needs to look into Stevenson University. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Owings Mills.More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from Stevenson University

2

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

43 Paralegal Degrees Awarded

Anne Arundel Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from Anne Arundel Community College

Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	491
Pennsylvania	978	182
New Jersey	614	91
District of Columbia	441	31
Delaware	345	38

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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.