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Legal Support Services at Northern Michigan University

If you plan to study Legal Support Services, take a look at what Northern Michigan University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Northern Michigan University sits in Marquette, MI.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 8 legal support services degrees were granted at Northern Michigan University.

Online Class Availability at Northern Michigan University

Many students take online classes at Northern Michigan University. Of 7,409 students, 967 (13%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,633 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Legal Support Services graduates at Northern Michigan University, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Legal Support Services graduates at Northern Michigan University are 88% women (7) and 12% men (1).

Legal Support Services Bachelor’s Program at Northern Michigan University

Of the 8 bachelor’s legal support services graduates at Northern Michigan University, 88% were women (7) and 12% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Legal Support Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Michigan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	1

Minority students account for 12% of Legal Support Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Michigan University, below the national average of 41%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Legal Support Services Concentrations at Northern Michigan University

This Legal Support Services program at Northern Michigan University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	8

Best-Paid Careers for Legal Support Services Graduates

Graduates of the Legal Support Services program at Northern Michigan University work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Legal Support Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$134,350
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$80,735
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$76,955
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$67,272
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.