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Career Information for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Iowa

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Fast Facts for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Iowa

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Davenport, Cedar Rapids, and Sioux City
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Iowa City, Dubuque, and Waterloo
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Des Moines, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids

Salaries for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Iowa

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Des Moines, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Iowa are listed below.

Selected Paralegal Training Schools in Iowa

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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Brown Mackie College
Bettendorf

Offers degree and certificate programs in business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. Located at 18 campuses throughout the U.S.

  • Programs: Legal Studies, Paralegal, Paralegal Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma

Vatterott College
Des Moines

Offers diploma and degree programs in health care, business, computer science, and technical fields. Located in several campus locations across the Midwest

  • Programs: Legal Assistant
  • Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

Kaplan University KHE
Cedar Falls, Davenport, Des Moines, Mason City

Don't wait another day to take the next step forward in your career. Kaplan University can give you the real-world knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your chosen field.

  • Programs: Legal Studies, Paralegal, Paralegal Studies, Paralegal Studies (AAS), Pathway To Paralegal Postbaccalaureate
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Iowa

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Virginia College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Berkeley College OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Brookline CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Minnesota School of BusinessOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, CertificateGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Anthem CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociateGet Info

More Iowa Paralegal Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkenyAssociate18,320
Grand View UniversityDes MoinesBachelor1,748
Iowa Lakes Community CollegeEsthervilleAssociate3,013
Kirkwood Community CollegeCedar RapidsAssociate15,091
University of DubuqueDubuqueDoctorate & First Professional1,560
University of IowaIowa CityDoctorate & First Professional29,117

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Paralegals And Legal Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Iowa. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Paralegals and Legal Assistants

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Paralegals and Legal Assistants relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

IOWA

   
Davenport340$46,6100.9
Cedar Rapids230$40,5500.9
Sioux City100$33,9800.8
Des Moines490$48,3100.7
Waterloo80$33,9300.5
Dubuque30$35,7300.3
Iowa City40$28,8500.3
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