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2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

58 Colleges
$8,808 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,222 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found York County Community College to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Human Services at York County Community College

#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

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.

Century 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.

Read full report on Human Services at Century College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the rural area of Mitchell, Mitchell Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Mitchell Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,524 in tuition and fees each year.

Mitchell Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a great value for human services students working on their associate degree. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a 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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The excellent associate degree programs at Stella and Charles Guttman Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the United States. Guttman is a fairly small public school located in the large city of New York.

Guttman undergraduate students pay an average of $8,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree human services programs. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,588 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at MWCC accumulate an average of around $9,127 in student debt.

MWCC also claimed a spot on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Human Services at Mount Wachusett Community College

#7

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

San Diego City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools ranking. 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.

Full Human Services at San Diego City College Report

Delaware Technical Community College - Terry 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 #8 on the list. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dover.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware Tech are $11,808 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, human services graduates from Delaware Tech carry an average student debtload of $12,840.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Delaware Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools ranking.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree human services programs. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year.

LATI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Human Services at Lake Area Technical Institute

Orange County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Middletown, SUNY Orange is a public college 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.

Full Human Services at Orange County Community College Report

Human Services by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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