Best Legal Studies Schools Near Saint Helens, OR (2026)

Saint Helens, Oregon has 3 accredited schools offering legal studies programs, with tuition ranging from $5,247 to $50,850 per year for indexed programs. Saint Helens has a population of about 14,152. Median household income is $82,123 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 16.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area, the top-earning legal studies-related role is Lawyer at a median $155,330 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


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


Saint Helens is part of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area (BLS area code 38900). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Oregon statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$75,430Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$71,565
Lawyer$155,330Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$147,372
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$63,470Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$60,218

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.


Saint Helens at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population14,152Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$82,123Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+16.0%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)105.4 (above U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024


Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering legal studies programs near Saint Helens. The closest is Mt Hood Community College in Gresham, OR (31.1 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is University of Washington-Tacoma Campus (97.5 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 Saint Helens are: Lawyer ($155,330), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($75,430), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($63,470). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Oregon statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Battle Ground instead of Saint Helens?

Battle Ground, WA is 14.4 miles from Saint Helens 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.

Saint Helens’s median household income of $82,123 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Saint Helens while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Oregon 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 Saint Helens

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

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.