2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 434 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #88 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Human Services
Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown College the best value school in Pennsylvania for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
Etown undergraduate students pay an average of $34,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Etown take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $43,912.
Etown excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lincoln is a small public school located in the suburb of Lincoln University.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lincoln are $11,556 a year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $281.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lancaster Bible College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lancaster Bible College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.
Lancaster Bible College undergraduate students pay an average of $27,370 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Chestnut Hill College landed the # 4 spot on the list. CHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CHC are $38,270 per year. Human Services majors at CHC take out an average of $43,302 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Geneva College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Beaver Falls, Geneva is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Geneva are $29,970 a year.
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University of Scranton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
University of Scranton undergraduate students pay an average of $48,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $750, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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 |
|---|---|
| New York | 1,578 |
| 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.
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 6 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.