Best Legal Services Schools Near Burlington, VT (2026)

Updated August 11, 2026 BLS data College Scorecard On this page

Burlington, Vermont has 3 accredited schools offering legal services programs, with tuition ranging from $8,742 to $47,850 per year for indexed programs. Burlington has a population of about 44,649. Median household income is $68,854 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 60.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area, the top-earning legal services-related role is Lawyer at a median $125,190 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer legal services programs near Burlington, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Burlington city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.

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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Vermont schools on the Vermont legal services page.

Burlington is part of the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area (BLS area code 15540). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Vermont statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$71,160Burlington-South Burlington, VT$70,525
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$51,390Burlington-South Burlington, VT$50,932
Lawyer$125,190Burlington-South Burlington, VT$124,073

Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.

Burlington at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population44,649Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$68,854Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+60.5%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)100.9 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering legal services programs near Burlington. The closest is Champlain College in Burlington, VT (1.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is SUNY College of Technology at Canton (96.4 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying legal services-related roles near Burlington are: Lawyer ($125,190), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($71,160), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($51,390). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Vermont statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Plattsburgh instead of Burlington?

Plattsburgh, NY is 18.1 miles from Burlington and has its own set of local legal services programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

Burlington’s median household income of $68,854 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Burlington while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Vermont public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.

How do I verify a program is accredited?

Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.

Other Programs Available in Burlington

Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Burlington:

Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.

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