Is a Legal Support Services degree worth it?
Across 39 schools, graduates of Legal Support Services earn a median $50,061 five years out on $25,155 of debt — most often working as Paralegals and Legal Assistants. Every figure is a real, published federal number.
Median 5-yr pay
$50,061
Median debt
$25,155
Years to pay off
5
at 10% of pay
AI task exposure
60%
GPT-4-era overlap
10-yr job growth
-1%
BLS 2024–2034
Gender pay gap
7.9%
$56,489 vs $52,003
Net price
$18,934/yr
Debt-test failures
26.3%
of programs
'Real' premium
−$6,948
vs avg, adjusted
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Explore Legal Support Services in full →Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, BLS OEWS, O*NET, AI-exposure measures (Eloundou/AIOE), Zillow. Earnings reflect federally-aided graduates; see the full story for methodology and limitations.