2026 Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Iowa

Legal Assistant/Paralegal programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their legal assistant/paralegal programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for legal assistant/paralegal students pursuing a degree.

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• Best Legal Assistant/Paralegal Schools in Iowa

Best Schools for Legal Assistant/Paralegal in Iowa

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the legal assistant/paralegal degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Legal Assistant/Paralegal

1

Des Moines Area Community College
Ankeny, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Legal Assistant/Paralegal Degrees Awarded

$49,137 Median Starting Salary

No school ranked higher than Des Moines Area Community College this year for legal assistant/paralegal. Des Moines Area Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny. There were roughly 31 legal assistant/paralegal students who graduated with this degree at Des Moines Area Community College in the most recent data year. Legal Assistant/paralegal graduates of Des Moines Area Community College earn a median of $49,137 early in their careers. Typical student debt for the program is $12,250. More information about a degree in legal assistant/paralegal from Des Moines Area Community College

2

Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

20 Legal Assistant/Paralegal Degrees Awarded

$41,681 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Kirkwood Community College one of the top schools for legal assistant/paralegal. Set in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a large public institution. Kirkwood Community College awarded about 20 legal assistant/paralegal degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the legal assistant/paralegal program make about $41,681 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $25,083 to complete this degree. Read more about the legal assistant/paralegal program at Kirkwood Community College

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 7 schools evaluated.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.