Best Legal Studies Schools Near Evansville, IN (2026)

Evansville, Indiana has 3 accredited schools offering legal studies programs, with tuition ranging from $7,126 to $34,673 per year for indexed programs. Evansville has a population of about 115,395. In the Evansville, IN metro area, the top-earning legal studies-related role is Lawyer at a median $107,050 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer legal studies programs near Evansville, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Evansville 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 Indiana schools on the Indiana legal studies page.


Evansville is part of the Evansville, IN metro area (BLS area code 21780). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$51,110Evansville, IN$55,858
Lawyer$107,050Evansville, IN$116,995
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$44,180Evansville, IN$48,284

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.


Evansville at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Regional Price Parity (US=100)91.5 (below U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024


Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering legal studies programs near Evansville. The closest is Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, KY (28.2 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Western Kentucky University (91.1 miles). 3 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.

Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying legal studies-related roles near Evansville are: Lawyer ($107,050), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($51,110), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($44,180). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Henderson instead of Evansville?

Henderson, KY is 10.5 miles from Evansville and has its own set of local legal studies programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.

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 Evansville

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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.