2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
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. 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 the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for human services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Colleges.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Human Services
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 New England Region . Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
York County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,746 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from York County Community College take out $16,506 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
York County Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Wachusett Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. 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. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at MWCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,127.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, MWCC also did well on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at Quinsigamond Community College accumulate an average of around $23,676 in student debt.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Vermont helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the New England Region . CCV is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCV are $13,640 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, CCV also did well on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capital Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Hartford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capital Community College are $13,548 per year.
Best Human Services Colleges by State
Explore the best human services colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 301 |
| Connecticut | 272 |
| New Hampshire | 494 |
| Maine | 85 |
| Vermont | 25 |
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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 5 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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