Human Services at University of the Cumberlands

If you plan to study human services, take a look at what University of the Cumberlands has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cumberlands is located in Williamsburg, Kentucky and has a total student population of 19,110. Of the 799 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of the Cumberlands in 2021, 67 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.

Cumberlands Human Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cumberlands

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Cumberlands does offer online courses in human services for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Cumberlands Human Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human services programs across the country. The following shows how Cumberlands performed in these rankings.

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 Cumberlands 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
Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools	31
Most Popular Human Services Schools	34
Best Value Human Services Schools	55
Best Human Services Schools	133
Most Focused Human Services Associate Degree Schools	188

Earnings of Cumberlands Human Services Graduates

The median salary of human services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cumberlands is $28,264. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,912 for all human services students.

Human Services Student Demographics at Cumberlands

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human services majors at University of the Cumberlands.

Cumberlands Human Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of human services associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Cumberlands with a associate's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Cumberlands Human Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 67 human services students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Cumberlands, about 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical human services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Cumberlands since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

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

Related Majors

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 KY, the home state for University of the Cumberlands.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Social and Human Service Assistants	4,510	$30,220
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Community and Social Service Specialists	520	$43,700

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
• Image Credit: By Ichabod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.