2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services Associate Degree School for You
With 1,578 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #54 most popular major in New York.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in New York 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stella and Charles Guttman Community College the best value school in New York for human services students working on their associate degree. Guttman is a small public school located in the city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guttman are $5,194 per year.
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Out of the 14 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange County Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Middletown, SUNY Orange is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Orange are $6,094 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at SUNY Orange accumulate an average of around $13,226 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HVCC are $5,964 a year. On average, human services graduates from HVCC take out $13,290 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Bronx Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
BCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Human Services majors at BCC take out an average of $10,174 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, BCC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mohawk Valley Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Utica, MVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $5,500 per year. Human Services majors at MVCC take out an average of $14,461 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Monroe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $5,662 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at Monroe Community College accumulate an average of around $19,126 in student debt.
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Dutchess Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCC are $4,976 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at DCC accumulate an average of around $15,678 in student debt.
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Onondaga Community 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCC are $5,754 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at OCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,397.
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New York City College of Technology 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 #9 on the list. City Tech is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
City Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at City Tech accumulate an average of around $17,996 in student debt.
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Nassau Community 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nassau Community College are $6,330 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Nassau Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,832.
Nassau Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in New York list.
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Request InformationBest Value Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 434 |
| Maryland | 167 |
| New Jersey | 104 |
| District of Columbia | 19 |
| Delaware | 268 |
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Majors Related to Human Services
Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 14 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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