2023 Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast Region 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 Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for human services majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Florida the best school in the Southeast Region for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human services graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida carry an average student debtload of $42,443.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human services graduates from Mercer carry an average student debtload of $48,720.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Lindsey Wilson College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Southeast Region . Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.
After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human services graduates from Lindsey Wilson College carry an average student debtload of $23,718.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Georgia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at UNG take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,238.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Shorter University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Shorter is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Rome.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Shorter take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $44,544.
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Lees - McRae College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Lees - McRae College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Banner Elk.
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Southern Wesleyan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Central, SWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, human services majors at SWU accumulate an average of around $40,738 in student debt.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
Human Services majors at FSCJ take out an average of $28,955 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Indian River State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a large student population.
Human Services majors at Indian River State College take out an average of $18,104 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
On average, human services graduates from USF Tampa take out $24,641 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 198 |
| Virginia | 63 |
| North Carolina | 129 |
| Florida | 1,540 |
| Tennessee | 94 |
| Kentucky | 380 |
| South Carolina | 221 |
| Arkansas | 12 |
| Alabama | 87 |
| Mississippi | 15 |
| West Virginia | 17 |
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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 24 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.
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