Legal Support Services at Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA · Associate's Degree · about 37 graduates a year

$45,915
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$53,989
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$44,669
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#17 of 109
Rank by pay
#37 of 109
Rank, wage-adjusted
$13,985
Median federal debt

Northern Virginia Community College graduates in legal support services earn 21% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 26% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Northern Virginia Community College Compares for Legal Support Services

All 109 colleges reporting legal support services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1South Coast College Orange, CA$66,628$60,627#5$44,536
2Nassau Community College Garden City, NY$64,127$61,036#3$32,464
3Plaza College Forest Hills, NY$62,067$59,075#12$29,454
4Oakland Community College Auburn Hills, MI$60,091$63,359#2—
5Portland Community College Portland, OR$60,004$60,357#7$42,463
6Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL$59,641$63,480#1$44,783
7Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA$58,863$53,561#19$29,569
8Austin Community College District Austin, TX$58,598$59,577#10$46,216
9College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV$58,446$60,660#4$28,803
10Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA$58,398$59,391#11—
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14Hillsborough Community College Tampa, FL$56,823$60,481#6$39,517
15Miami Dade College Miami, FL$56,521$60,159#8$40,782
16Inver Hills Community College Inver Grove Heights, MN$55,256$52,781#22$49,694
17Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA$53,989$49,162#37$45,915
18Tacoma Community College Tacoma, WA$53,304$49,028#38—
19Edmonds College Lynnwood, WA$53,288$49,014#39$39,455
20Arapahoe Community College Littleton, CO$53,181$49,735#35—

Other Majors at Northern Virginia Community College by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$95,531$74,050#15 of 560
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$92,415$72,905#159 of 962
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$91,137$70,727#5 of 237
Computer Science$83,554$48,889#4 of 23
Engineering$81,069$16,790#9 of 53
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$77,908$54,742#1 of 117
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$75,318—#5 of 39
Computer and Information Sciences$67,847$39,679#17 of 122
Accounting and Related Services$63,903—#4 of 225
Criminal Justice and Corrections$63,015—#15 of 426
Business Administration, Management and Operations$61,649$30,503#37 of 547
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$60,215—#76 of 176
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$53,890$42,966#5 of 124
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$53,720—#75 of 476
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$53,107$32,144#53 of 947
Visual and Performing Arts$49,551—#1 of 10
Social Sciences$48,344$23,637#9 of 38
Biological and Physical Sciences$46,956$21,923#62 of 85
Design and Applied Arts$41,159$33,232#28 of 90
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$34,814$27,768#51 of 93

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Northern Virginia Community College legal support services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $45,915 one year after graduating and $53,989 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Northern Virginia Community College rank for legal support services?

Among 109 colleges reporting earnings for legal support services graduates, Northern Virginia Community College ranks #17 by median pay four years after graduation, and #37 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is legal support services at Northern Virginia Community College worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% more than the national median for legal support services ($44,669), and the median federal debt at graduation is $13,985.

← All data for Northern Virginia Community College · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.