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Human Services at Harrisburg Area Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Human Services, you may want to check out the program at Harrisburg Area Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Harrisburg Area Community College is in Harrisburg, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 16 human services degrees were granted at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Online Class Availability at Harrisburg Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Harrisburg Area Community College. Of 12,585 students, 5,765 (46%) studied exclusively online and 3,380 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Human Services Rankings at Harrisburg Area Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Harrisburg Area Community College’s Human Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#3 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#10 of 10
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#36 of 55
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#52 of 55
Best Value	Nationwide	#121 of 205
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#186 of 207

Earnings for Human Services Graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College

Students who complete Harrisburg Area Community College’s Human Services program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$30,857
2 years	$24,201
3 years	$27,809
4 years	$32,715
5 years	$35,931

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Human Services graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College earn a median of $32,715, compared with $49,664 for all Harrisburg Area Community College graduates — about 34% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Human Services graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College stands at $36,401.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Human Services graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Human Services graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College are 100% women (16) and 0% men (0).

Human Services Associate’s Program at Harrisburg Area Community College

Of the 16 associate’s human services graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College, 100% were women (16) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Human Services associate’s degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	3
Two or More Races	2

Minority students account for 44% of Human Services associate’s degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College, below the national average of 57%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Human Services Concentrations at Harrisburg Area Community College

This Human Services program at Harrisburg Area Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Services	16

Top-Paying Careers for Human Services Graduates

Students who finish Human Services program at Harrisburg Area Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Human Services graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Social and Community Service Managers	$156,089
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.