Best Legal Studies Schools Near Huntington, WV (2026)

Huntington, West Virginia has 3 accredited schools offering legal studies programs, with tuition ranging from $4,612 to $24,838 per year for indexed programs. Huntington has a population of about 46,189. Median household income is $43,146 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 34.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, the top-earning legal studies-related role is Lawyer at a median $98,070 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).


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


Huntington is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area (BLS area code 26580). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to West Virginia statewide.

OccupationMedian WageSourceCOL-Adjusted (US=100)
Paralegal and Legal Assistant$51,880Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$58,688
Lawyer$98,070Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$110,939
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$46,400Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$52,489

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.


Huntington at a Glance

MetricValueSource
Population46,189Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003)
Median household income$43,146Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013)
Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+34.5%Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003)
Regional Price Parity (US=100)88.4 (below U.S. average)BEA RPP 2024


Frequently Asked Questions

Our directory has 3 accredited schools offering legal studies programs near Huntington. The closest is Morehead State University in Morehead, KY (56.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is West Virginia University at Parkersburg (74.8 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 Huntington are: Lawyer ($98,070), Paralegal and Legal Assistant ($51,880), Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant ($46,400). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with West Virginia statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.

Should I look at programs in Ashland instead of Huntington?

Ashland, KY is 11.9 miles from Huntington 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.

Huntington’s median household income of $43,146 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Huntington while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and West Virginia 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 Huntington

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

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.