Human Services at Western Washington University

Every human services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human services program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. Of the 3,630 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University in 2021, 106 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.

WWU Human Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services

Online Classes Are Available at WWU

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.

WWU does offer online education options in human services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WWU Human Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks human services programs across the country. The following shows how WWU 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 WWU 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 Online Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online Human Services Schools	10

Earnings of WWU Human Services Graduates

The median salary of human services students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $33,003. This is 0% higher than $32,912, which is the national average for all human services bachelor's degree recipients.

Human Services Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU Human Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of human services bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human services at WWU 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 Western Washington University with a bachelor's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WWU 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,090	$40,200
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,870	$43,420

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.