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Human Services at Mount Wachusett Community College

If you plan to study Human Services, you may want to check out the program at Mount Wachusett Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mount Wachusett Community College sits in Gardner, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 52 human services degrees were awarded at Mount Wachusett Community College.

Online Class Availability at Mount Wachusett Community College

Online coursework is an option at Mount Wachusett Community College. Of 3,694 students, 1,004 (27%) studied exclusively online and 1,148 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Human Services Rankings at Mount Wachusett Community College

Use these rankings to compare Mount Wachusett Community College’s Human Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Massachusetts	#4 of 7
Best Value	New England (Region)	#7 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#8 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#15 of 19
Best Value	Nationwide	#80 of 205
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#144 of 207

Earnings for Human Services Graduates from Mount Wachusett Community College

Graduates of Mount Wachusett 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	$30,052
2 years	$23,803
3 years	$23,017
4 years	$26,515
5 years	$34,632

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Human Services graduates from Mount Wachusett Community College take home a median $26,515, compared with $44,926 for all Mount Wachusett Community College graduates — about 41% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Human Services graduates from Mount Wachusett Community College comes in at $7,431.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Human Services graduates at Mount Wachusett Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Human Services graduates at Mount Wachusett Community College are 85% women (44) and 15% men (8).

Human Services Associate’s Program at Mount Wachusett Community College

Among the 25 associate’s human services degrees awarded at Mount Wachusett Community College, 88% were women (22) and 12% were men (3).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	2
Two or More Races	2
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 48% of Human Services associate’s degree recipients at Mount Wachusett 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 Mount Wachusett Community College

The Human Services program at Mount Wachusett Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Human Services	52

Best-Paid Careers for Human Services Graduates

Those who complete Human Services program at Mount Wachusett Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid 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.