Human Services at Hudson Valley Community College

Every human services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human services program at Hudson Valley Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Services section at the bottom of this page.

HVCC Human Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Human Services

HVCC Human Services Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Human Services Student Demographics at HVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human services majors at Hudson Valley Community College.

HVCC Human Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of human services associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in human services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at HVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in human services at HVCC are white. Around 65% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hudson Valley Community College with a associate's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Public Administration

Careers That Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in human services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,510	$56,110
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.