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Career Information for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Minnesota

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Fast Facts for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Minnesota

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: St. Cloud and Minneapolis
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Duluth and Rochester
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Minneapolis and St. Cloud

Salaries for Paralegals And Legal Assistants in Minnesota

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Minneapolis and St. Cloud. (See table at bottom of page)

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

Selected Paralegal Training Schools in Minnesota

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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Minnesota School of Business
Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Elk River, Lakeville, Moorhead, Online, Plymouth, Richfield, Rochester, Shakopee, Waite Park

Minnesota School of Business offers certificates and diplomas to people that want to start careers. They have campuses located in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

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

Rasmussen College
Brooklyn Park, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Lake Elmo, Mankato, Moorhead, St. Cloud

Offers career training and degree programs in allied health, business, justice studies, nursing, education, and technology. Located at 13 campuses across the U.S.

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

National American University Campus
Bloomington, Brooklyn Center, Minnetonka, Roseville

Offers degree programs in business, health care, information technology, and much more. Located at twelve campuses throughout the Central U.S.

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

ITT Technical Institute
Eden Prairie, Online

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

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

Selected Online Schools for Paralegals and Legal Assistants in Minnesota

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
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info
Anthem CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info

More Minnesota Paralegal Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alexandria Technical CollegeAlexandriaAssociate2,249
Duluth Business UniversityDultuhAssociate296
Hamline UniversitySaint PaulDoctorate & First Professional4,803
Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove HeightsAssociate5,736
Lake Superior CollegeDuluthAssociate4,990
Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus FallsAssociate6,164
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankatoDoctorate14,515
Minnesota State University-MoorheadMoorheadDoctorate7,494
North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn ParkAssociate6,448
Winona State UniversityWinonaMasters8,334

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Paralegals And Legal Assistants

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

MINNESOTA

   
St. Cloud170$48,4600.9
Minneapolis3,230$51,6500.9
Rochester120$40,7600.7
Duluth120$42,5700.5
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