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Being a paralegal is an incredibly rewarding job.

You get to help people in need of legal help when they most need someone on their side.

It can become very busy at times, but job satisfaction among paralegals is very high.

You can also expect to get more than an average salary.

If you are interested in becoming a paralegal, see below our list of the best schools in the nation.


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Alabama

RankSchool
#1Coastal Alabama Community College
#2Auburn University at Montgomery
#3Enterprise State Community College
#4Gadsden State Community College
#5Shelton State Community College
#6Wallace State Community College
#7Jefferson State Community College
#8Emory University
#9Calhoun Community College
#10Cumberland School of Law

Alaska

RankSchool
#1Liberty University
#2Rasmussen University
#3University of Alaska Fairbanks Community & Technical College
#4American University- Washington College of Law
#5Arizona State University
#6University of Alaska Anchorage
#7Pepperdine Caruso School
#8South Florida International College
#9Georgia Military College
#10Campus

Arizona

RankSchool
#1Phoenix College
#2The Paralegal Institute
#3The University of Arizona
#4Arizona Association of Independent Paralegals
#5Grand Canyon University
#6CLS by BARBRI
#7South Florida International College
#8Liberty University
#9Rasmussen University
#10Arizona State University

Arkansas

RankSchool
#1SeArk College
#2University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech
#3Northwest Arkansas Community College
#4The University of Memphis
#5San Francisco State University
#6Liberty University
#7Community College of Denver
#8South Florida International College
#9University of South Florida
#10Arizona State University

California

RankSchool
#1University of San Diego
#2San Francisco State University
#3South Coast College
#4Auburn University
#5UC Davis
#6Campus
#7Liberty University
#8Rasmussen University
#9Arizona State University
#10American University- Washington College of Law

Colorado

RankSchool
#1Colorado Mountain College
#2Community College of Denver
#3Arapahoe Community College
#4CLS by BARBRI
#5Grand Canyon University
#6Community College of Aurora
#7Front Range Community College
#8Pikes Peak State College
#9South Florida International College
#10The University of Arizona

Connecticut

RankSchool
#1Manchester Community College
#2Naugatuck Valley Community College
#3Norwalk Community College
#4Quinnipiac University
#5Charter Oak State College
#6Sacred Heart University
#7University of Hartford
#8University of New Haven
#9Liberty University
#10Rasmussen University

Delaware

RankSchool
#1Delaware Technical Community College
#2Widener University Delaware Law School
#3University of Delaware
#4Delaware County Community College
#5Goldey-Beacom College
#6SeArk College
#7San Francisco State University
#8Liberty University
#9Community College of Denver
#10CLS by BARBRI

Florida

RankSchool
#1St. Michael's Legal Center for Women and Children
#2Paralegal Institute of the Americas
#3FIU Law
#4South Florida International College
#5Suncoast Technical College
#6Florida Atlantic University
#7San Francisco State University
#8University of South Florida
#9College of Central Florida
#10Rasmussen University

Georgia

RankSchool
#1University of Georgia
#2Georgia Piedmont Technical College
#3Emory University
#4Legal Staff School
#5Clayton State University
#6Georgia Military College
#7South Florida International College
#8University of South Florida
#9Community College of Denver
#10Liberty University

Hawaii

RankSchool
#1University of Hawai'i at Manoa
#2CLS by BARBRI
#3Ed2Go
#4Rasmussen University
#5Arizona State University
#6South Florida International College
#7Campus- formerly known as MTI College
#8San Francisco State University
#9Liberty University
#10University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech

Idaho

RankSchool
#1Idaho State University
#2College of Eastern Idaho
#3CLS by Barbri
#4North Idaho College
#5Purdue University Global
#6Liberty University
#7University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech
#8Campus
#9South Florida International College
#10Arizona State University

Illinois

RankSchool
#1Loyola University Chicago
#2Southwestern Illinois College
#3Illinois Central College
#4Elgin Community College
#5Generations College
#6DePaul University
#7CLS by BARBRI
#8Purdue University Global
#9Liberty University
#10Loyola University New Orleans

Indiana

RankSchool
#1Ivy Tech Community College
#2Indiana University
#3Marian University
#4Purdue University Global
#5Calumet College of St. Joseph
#6Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
#7University of Evansville
#8Vincennes University
#9Liberty University
#10University of Arkansas-Pulaski Tech

Iowa

RankSchool
#1Des Moines Area Community College
#2Grand View University
#3Iowa Lakes Community College
#4Kirkwood Community College
#5Western Iowa Tech Community College
#6Drake University
#7Purdue University Global
#8CLS by BARBRI
#9Liberty University
#10Campus

Kansas

RankSchool
#1Hutchinson Community College
#2Johnson County Community College
#3Kansas City Kansas Community College
#4Newman University-Wichita Kansas
#5Washburn University
#6CLS by Barbri
#7Fort Hays State University
#8Metropolitan Community College
#9Purdue University Global
#10Liberty University

Kentucky

RankSchool
#1Eastern Kentucky University
#2Kentucky Wesleyan College
#3Madisonville Community College
#4Morehead State University
#5Northern Kentucky University
#6University of Louisville
#7Western Kentucky University
#8CLS by Barbri
#9Purdue University Global
#10Liberty University

Louisiana

RankSchool
#1Grambling State University
#2Louisiana State University
#3Nunez Community College
#4Northwestern State - University of Louisiana
#5Tulane University
#6Remington College
#7Loyola University New Orleans
#8Delgado Community College
#9Bossier Parish Community College
#10Purdue University Global

Maine

RankSchool
#1University of Maine Augusta
#2Husson University
#3CLS by BARBRI
#4Liberty University
#5Loyola University New Orleans
#6University of Maine School of Law
#7Southern Maine Community College
#8Arizona State University
#9South Florida International College
#10Purdue University Global

Maryland

RankSchool
#1Metropolitan School of Professional Studies
#2University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
#3Baltimore City Community College
#4Frederick Community College
#5College of Southern Maryland
#6Harford Community College
#7Prince George's Community College
#8Anne Arundel Community College
#9Liberty University
#10Purdue University Global

Massachusetts

RankSchool
#1Boston University
#2Bay Path University
#3North Shore Community College
#4Middlesex Community College
#5MassBay Community College
#6Bunker Hill Community College
#7Suffolk University
#8ELMS College
#9Massasoit Community College
#10Bristol Community College

Michigan

RankSchool
#1Madonna University
#2Eastern Michigan University
#3Grand Valley State University
#4Northern Michigan University
#5Macomb Community College
#6Ivy Tech Community College
#7Marian University
#8Purdue University Global
#9Liberty University
#10University of Arkansas- Pulaski Tech

Minnesota

RankSchool
#1Hamline University
#2Winona State University
#3North Hennepin Community College
#4Inver Hills Community College
#5Lake Superior College
#6Alexandria Technical & Community College
#7Anoka Technical College
#8Ridgewater College
#9Purdue Global
#10Liberty University

Mississippi

RankSchool
#1Coahoma Community College
#2San Joaquin Delta College
#3Hinds Community College
#4Itawamba Community College
#5Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
#6Mississippi College
#7Mississippi University for Women
#8Northwest Mississippi Community College
#9The University of Mississippi
#10Liberty University

Missouri

RankSchool
#1Culver Stockton College
#2Drury University
#3Maryville University
#4Saint Louis University
#5University of Missouri
#6University of Missouri- St Louis
#7Missouri Western State University
#8Park University
#9Rockhurst University
#10St. Louis Community College

Montana

RankSchool
#1Fort Peck Community College
#2University of Montana
#3University of Providence
#4Montana State University Billings
#5Helena College University of Montana
#6CLS by BARBRI
#7Purdue University Global
#8Liberty University
#9The University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech
#10Campus

Nebraska

RankSchool
#1Nebraska College of Law
#2Bellevue University
#3Metropolitan Community College
#4University of Nebraska Omaha
#5CLS by BARBRI
#6Colorado Mountain College
#7Community College of Denver
#8Grand Canyon University
#9Pikes Peak State College
#10Arizona State University

Nevada

RankSchool
#1College of Southern Nevada
#2Truckee Meadows Community College
#3University of Nevada, Reno
#4The Paralegal Institute
#5The University of Arizona
#6Grand Canyon University
#7CLS by BARBRI
#8Purdue University Global
#9Liberty University
#10The University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech

New Hampshire

RankSchool
#1Franklin Pierce University
#2Nashua Community College
#3NHTI- Concord's Community College
#4Southern New Hampshire University
#5Boston University
#6Bay Path University
#7University of Maine Augusta
#8CLS by BARBRI
#9Liberty University
#10Loyola University New Orleans

New Jersey

RankSchool
#1Bergen Community College
#2Brookdale Community College
#3Camden County College
#4Essex County College
#5Centenary University
#6Mercer County Community College
#7Montclair State University
#8Middlesex College
#9Ocean County College
#10Ramapo College of New Jersey

New Mexico

RankSchool
#1Central New Mexico Community College
#2Clovis Community College
#3Santa Fe Community College
#4The University of New Mexico
#5Dona Ana Community College
#6Colorado Mountain College
#7CLS by BARBRI
#8Pikes Peak State College
#9South Florida International College
#10University of Arizona

New York

RankSchool
#1Bronx Community College
#2Daemen University
#3Dutchess Community College
#4Elmira College
#5Herkimer County Community College
#6Hofstra University
#7Ithaca College
#8Long Island University Brooklyn
#9Manhattanville College
#10Marist College

North Carolina

RankSchool
#1Carteret Community College
#2Cape Fear Community College
#3Durham Tech
#4Wake Tech
#5Duke University
#6North Carolina Central University
#7North Carolina State University
#8East Carolina University
#9Central Carolina Community College
#10Fayetteville Technical Community College

North Dakota

RankSchool
#1University of North Dakota
#2Liberty University
#3Rasmussen University
#4South Florida International College
#5Arizona State University
#6Brighton Programs
#7Purdue Global
#8Anoka Technical College
#9Ridgewater College
#10The University of Providence

Ohio

RankSchool
#1Kent State University
#2Capital University
#3Clark State College
#4Cincinnati State
#5Cuyahoga Community College
#6Lake Erie College
#7Purdue Global
#8Sinclair College
#9Stark State College
#10University of Cincinnati

Oklahoma

RankSchool
#1Community Care College
#2East Central University
#3Northeastern State University
#4Oklahoma City University
#5Rose State College
#6Tulsa Community College
#7The University of Oklahoma- College of Law
#8Purdue University Global
#9CLS by BARBRI
#10South Florida International College

Oregon

RankSchool
#1Portland Community College
#2Umpqua Community College
#3University of Oregon
#4Willamette University
#5CLS by Barbri
#6San Francisco State University
#7UC Davis
#8Campus
#9Liberty University
#10Rasmussen University

Pennsylvania

RankSchool
#1Bucks County Community College
#2PennWest Clarion
#3Community College of Allegheny County
#4Community College of Philadelphia
#5Delaware County Community College
#6Drexel University
#7Duquesne University
#8Gannon University
#9Harrisburg Area Community College
#10Lehigh Carbon Community College

Rhode Island

RankSchool
#1Community College of Rhode Island
#2Roger Williams University
#3North Shore Community College
#4Middlesex Community College
#5Bunker Hill Community College
#6ELMS College
#7CLS by BARBRI
#8Duquesne University
#9Naugatuck Valley Community College
#10Charter Oak State College

South Carolina

RankSchool
#1Clemson University
#2University of South Carolina
#3Central Carolina Technical College
#4Greenville Technical College
#5Midlands Technical College
#6Technical College of the Lowcountry
#7Trident Technical College
#8Bob Jones University
#9CLS by BARBRI
#10Duquesne University

South Dakota

RankSchool
#1Western Dakota Technical College
#2National American University
#3University of North Dakota
#4Liberty University
#5Rasmussen University
#6Arizona State University
#7Purdue Global
#8Des Moines Area Community College
#9Iowa Lakes Community College
#10CLS by BARBRI

Tennessee

RankSchool
#1Belmont University
#2Chattanooga State Community College
#3Nashville State Community College
#4Pellissippi State Community College
#5Roane State Community College
#6Southwest Tennessee Community College
#7The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
#8Volunteer State Community College
#9Walters State Community College
#10Rasmussen University

Texas

RankSchool
#1Alvin Community College
#2Angelina College
#3Austin Community College
#4Blinn College- Brenham Campus
#5Central Texas College
#6Collin College
#7Dallas College
#8Del Mar College
#9El Paso Community College
#10Houston Community College

Utah

RankSchool
#1Salt Lake Community College
#2Southern Utah University
#3University of Utah
#4College of Eastern Idaho
#5Colorado Mountain College
#6Community College of Denver
#7CLS by BARBRI
#8Grand Canyon University
#9Pikes Peak State College
#10South Florida International College

Vermont

RankSchool
#1Champlain College
#2The University of Vermont
#3Vermont Law School
#4Franklin Pierce University
#5Nashua Community College
#6NHTI- Concord’s Community College
#7Southern New Hampshire University
#8Bay Path University
#9CLS by BARBRI
#10Liberty University

Virginia

RankSchool
#1Germanna Community College
#2Hampton University
#3James Madison University
#4Brightpoint Community College
#5Reynolds Community College
#6Laurel Ridge Community College
#7Marymount University
#8New River Community College
#9Mountain Empire Community College
#10Northern Virginia Community College

Washington

RankSchool
#1Spokane Community College
#2Edmonds College
#3Highline College
#4Tacoma Community College
#5University of Washington
#6Whatcom Community College
#7Umpqua Community College
#8CLS by BARBRI
#9San Francisco State University
#10UC Davis

West Virginia

RankSchool
#1Alderson Broaddus University
#2Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
#3Bridge Valley Community & Technical College
#4Mountwest Community & Technical College
#5Pierpont Community & Technical College
#6West Virginia University
#7Baltimore City Community College
#8Frederick Community College
#9Liberty University
#10Purdue University Global

Wisconsin

RankSchool
#1Chippewa Valley Technical College
#2Fox Valley Technical College
#3Lakeshore Technical College
#4Madison Area Technical College
#5Northeast WI Technical College
#6University of Wisconsin- Madison
#7Western Technical College
#8Madonna University
#9Ivy Tech Community College
#10Purdue University Global

Wyoming

RankSchool
#1Casper College
#2Central Wyoming College
#3Laramie County Community College
#4Western Dakota Technical College
#5National American University
#6Winona State University
#7North Hennepin Community College
#8Inver Hills Community College
#9Liberty University
#10Rasmussen University

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