2023 Best Human Services Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Human Services 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Human Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Human Services Schools in the New England Region
Check out the human services programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Human Services Schools
Our analysis found York County Community College to be the best school for human services students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
While working on their degree, human services majors at York County Community College accumulate an average of around $11,044 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Human Services Schools in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at MWCC take out is $7,010.
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The excellent programs at Granite State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the New England Region . GSC is a small public school located in the town of Concord.
Human Services majors at GSC take out an average of $35,093 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Human Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, human services majors at Northeastern accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Bristol Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the New England Region . Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human services programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
On average, human services graduates from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Anna Maria College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Paxton.
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With a ranking of #8, Quinsigamond Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for human services students. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
On average, human services graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $20,131 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Post University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Human Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Human Services majors at Post University take out an average of $50,973 in student loans while working on their egree.
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With a ranking of #10, Fisher College did quite well on this year’s best schools for human services students. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Fisher College take out is $27,000.
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Request InformationBest Human Services Colleges by State
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 301 |
Connecticut | 272 |
New Hampshire | 494 |
Maine | 85 |
Vermont | 25 |
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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 |
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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 19 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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