Human Services at New England College

What traits are you looking for in a human services school? To help you decide if New England College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's human services program.

NEC is located in Henniker, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 4,483. Of the 327 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New England College in 2021, 12 of them were human services majors.

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.

NEC Human Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Human Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services
• Master’s Degree in Human Services

NEC Human Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the human services progam at NEC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The human services major at NEC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Human Services Schools	121

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in human services from NEC. This makes it the #27 most popular school for human services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Human Services Student Demographics at NEC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human services majors at New England College.

NEC Human Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of human services associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in human services only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at NEC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in human services at NEC are white. Around 67% 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 New England College with a associate's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NEC Human Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in human services from NEC in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human services at NEC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England College with a bachelor's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NEC Human Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in human services from NEC. About 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in human services each year. NEC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New England College with a master's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NEC also has a doctoral program available in human services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Policy

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 NH, the home state for New England College.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,180	$33,120
Social and Community Service Managers	780	$65,380
Community and Social Service Specialists	370	$42,310

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
• Image Credit: By WikiReminder77 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.