2023 Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
Human Services is the #75 most popular major in the country with 13,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 103 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for human services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 15% Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown College the best school in the United States for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Etown take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $43,912.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Granite State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
On average, human services graduates from GSC take out $34,297 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human services majors at WWU accumulate an average of around $20,957 in student debt.
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Out of the 103 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human services graduates from CWU carry an average student debtload of $23,034.
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Ottawa University - Surprise came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Surprise, Ottawa University - Surprise is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Ottawa University - Surprise take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $39,568.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #8, Marian University did quite well on this year’s best schools for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Marian is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Fond Du Lac.
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Metropolitan State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Metro State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,702.
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Colorado State University - Global Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Colorado State University - Global Campus is a large public school located in the large city of Greenwood Village.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human services majors at Colorado State University - Global Campus accumulate an average of around $39,540 in student debt.
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University of Delaware landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree human services programs. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Human Services majors at UD take out an average of $21,978 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Northeastern University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human services majors at Northeastern accumulate an average of around $26,986 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #13, Ottawa University - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookfield.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Ottawa University - Milwaukee take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $39,568.
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Rasmussen University - Florida came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
On average, human services graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida take out $42,443 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree human services programs. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.
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Here are some additional great schools for Human Services students that almost earned our Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 16 | Upper Iowa University | Fayette, IA |
| 17 | University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
| 18 | St. Joseph’s College - New York | Brooklyn, NY |
| 19 | California Baptist University | Riverside, CA |
| 20 | Ottawa University - Kansas City | Overland Park, KS |
Human Services by Region
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Human Services Related Rankings by Major
Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Human Services
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.
More about our data sources and methodologies.