2025 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in the Plains States Region
7Colleges in the Plains States Region
475Paralegal Degrees Awarded
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 reviewed 7 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of legal assistant/paralegal. Combined, these schools handed out 475 degrees in legal assistant/paralegal to qualified students.
Your choice of legal assistant/paralegal school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Assistant/Paralegal School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Legal Assistant/Paralegal in the Plains States Region
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.
It is difficult to beat Rasmussen University - Minnesota if you wish to pursue a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a medium-sized private for-profit university located in the small city of St. Cloud. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a great university overall.
There were about 26 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Minnesota in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Inver Hills Community College if you want to pursue a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. IHCC is a small public college located in the suburb of Inver Grove Heights. This college ranks 31st out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 35 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at IHCC in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in legal assistant/paralegal has to take a look at Saint Louis Community College. Saint Louis Community College is a large public college located in the suburb of Bridgeton. This college ranks 22nd out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 46 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Saint Louis Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
North Hennepin Community College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in legal assistant/paralegal. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 36th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 29 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at North Hennepin Community College in the most recent data year.
MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead. A Best Colleges rank of #763 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MSU Moorhead is a great university overall.
There were about 9 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 16th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 15 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Kirkwood Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Kansas City, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #690 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MCC is a great college overall.
There were about 15 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at MCC in the most recent data year.
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).
Your choice of legal assistant/paralegal school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Legal Assistant/Paralegal School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.