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Human Services at Lees-McRae College

If you are interested in studying Human Services, consider the program at Lees-McRae College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lees-McRae College is in Banner Elk, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 20 human services degrees were awarded at Lees-McRae College.

Online & Distance Learning at Lees-McRae College

Distance learning is available at Lees-McRae College. Among 910 students, 190 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 19 (2%) took at least some classes online.

Human Services Rankings at Lees-McRae College

Rankings can help you compare Lees-McRae College’s Human Services program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	North Carolina	#4 of 7
Best Value	North Carolina	#6 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#12 of 47
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#45 of 47
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#93 of 207
Best Value	Nationwide	#188 of 205

Earnings for Human Services Graduates from Lees-McRae College

Those who finish Lees-McRae 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	$27,980

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Human Services graduates from Lees-McRae College comes in at $15,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Human Services graduates at Lees-McRae College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Human Services graduates at Lees-McRae College are 95% women (19) and 5% men (1).

Human Services Bachelor’s Program at Lees-McRae College

Of the 20 bachelor’s human services degrees awarded at Lees-McRae College, 95% were women (19) and 5% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Human Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Lees-McRae College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	15
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 20% of Human Services bachelor’s degree recipients at Lees-McRae College, below the national average of 49%.*

*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 Lees-McRae College

The Human Services program at Lees-McRae College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Services	20

Best-Paid Careers for Human Services Graduates

Students who finish Human Services program at Lees-McRae College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Human Services majors, 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.