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Massachusetts Paralegal and Legal Assistant Schools And Careers

Career Information for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Massachusetts

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Fast Facts for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Massachusetts

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Taunton, Boston, and Barnstable
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Brockton, Worcester, and Framingham
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Boston, Springfield, and Worcester

Salaries for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Massachusetts

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Boston, Worcester, and Lowell. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Paralegal Training Schools in Massachusetts

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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The Salter School
Fall River, Malden, New Bedford, Tewksbury

Offers career training in healthcare and business fields. Located at three Massachusetts campuses

  • Programs: Paralegal
  • Degrees/Course Work: Certificate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Massachusetts

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 Massachusetts Paralegal Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Amherst CollegeAmherstBachelor1,683
Anna Maria CollegePaxtonMasters1,244
Assumption CollegeWorcesterMasters2,872
Atlantic Union CollegeSouth LancasterMasters562
Bay Path CollegeLongmeadowMasters1,603
Bentley UniversityWalthamDoctorate5,636
Boston UniversityBostonDoctorate & First Professional32,053
Bridgewater State CollegeBridgewaterMasters9,934
Bunker Hill Community CollegeBostonAssociate8,806
Cape Cod Community CollegeWest BarnstableAssociate4,299
College of Our Lady of the ElmsChicopeeMasters1,258
Fisher CollegeBostonBachelor1,225
Marian Court CollegeSwampscottAssociate257
Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley HillsAssociate5,018
Middlesex Community College BedfordBedfordAssociate8,124
Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardnerAssociate4,147
Newbury College-BrooklineBrooklineBachelor1,202
North Shore Community CollegeDanversAssociate7,107
Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhillAssociate6,526
Quincy CollegeQuincyAssociate3,932
Suffolk UniversityBostonDoctorate9,103
University of Massachusetts AmherstAmherstDoctorate25,873

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Paralegals And Legal Assistants

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Massachusetts. 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

MASSACHUSETTS

   
Taunton110$45,0901.3
Boston4,660$54,4801.3
Barnstable230$42,0701.2
Lawrence110$48,9401.1
Springfield600$46,2101
Haverhill140$42,2301
Pittsfield50$41,0100.9
Lowell190$49,8500.8
Framingham230$45,2100.7
Worcester340$53,8800.7
Brockton70$41,8000.4
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