2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services Associate 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.
The Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 58 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for human services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named York County Community College the best value school in the United States for human services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York County Community College are $6,746 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, human services graduates from York County Community College carry an average student debtload of $16,506.
York County Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Century College is a great value for human services students working on their associate degree. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.
Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from Century College take out $33,112 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Century College also did well on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mitchell Technical College is a great value for human services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mitchell Tech are $7,524 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Mitchell Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list.
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Out of the 58 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $34,928.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. Guttman is a small public school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Guttman are $8,074 a year.
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Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MWCC are $10,588 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $9,127 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, MWCC also did well on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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San Diego City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. San Diego City College is a large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Diego City College are $8,512 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at San Diego City College accumulate an average of around $11,302 in student debt.
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Delaware Technical Community College - Terry ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Dover.
Delaware Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,808 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, human services graduates from Delaware Tech carry an average student debtload of $12,840.
Delaware Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, LATI is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list.
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Orange County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Middletown, SUNY Orange is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SUNY Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $11,470 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from SUNY Orange take out $13,226 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Majors Related to Human Services
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.
- 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).
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