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Human Services at Hudson Valley Community College

If you plan to study Human Services, consider the program at Hudson Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Hudson Valley Community College is in Troy, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 22 human services degrees were granted at Hudson Valley Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Hudson Valley Community College

Many students take online classes at Hudson Valley Community College. Among 9,227 students, 1,638 (18%) studied exclusively online and 3,000 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Human Services Rankings at Hudson Valley Community College

Use these rankings to compare Hudson Valley Community College’s Human Services program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#7 of 34
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#8 of 55
Best Value	New York	#8 of 34
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#14 of 55
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#35 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#36 of 205

Earnings for Human Services Graduates from Hudson Valley Community College

Students who complete Hudson Valley Community College’s Human Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,431
2 years	$27,822
3 years	$27,102
4 years	$32,656
5 years	$39,867

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Human Services graduates from Hudson Valley Community College earn a median of $32,656, compared with $48,089 for all Hudson Valley Community College graduates — about 32% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Human Services graduates from Hudson Valley Community College stands at $11,925.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Human Services graduates at Hudson Valley Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Human Services graduates at Hudson Valley Community College are 91% women (20) and 9% men (2).

Human Services Associate’s Program at Hudson Valley Community College

Of the 22 associate’s human services degrees awarded at Hudson Valley Community College, 91% were women (20) and 9% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	6
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of Human Services associate’s degree recipients at Hudson Valley Community College, lower than 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 Hudson Valley Community College

The Human Services program at Hudson Valley Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Services	22

Highest-Paying Careers for Human Services Graduates

Students who finish Human Services program at Hudson Valley Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-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.