2023 Best Value Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services Associate Degree School for You
Human Services is the #42 most popular major in Maine with 85 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 Maine ranking.
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.
Best Human Services Associate Degree School
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 Maine. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York County Community College are $3,866 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at York County Community College accumulate an average of around $16,506 in student debt.
York County Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Maine list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 301 |
| Connecticut | 272 |
| New Hampshire | 494 |
| 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 values are for the top school 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.