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2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$31,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,951 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Human Services

#1

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Our analysis found Elizabethtown College to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Etown are $34,600 per 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Etown also did well on our Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, PA

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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lincoln are $11,556 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $281.

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#3

Lancaster Bible College

Lancaster, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lancaster Bible College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lancaster Bible College are $27,370 a year.

Read full report on Human Services at Lancaster Bible College

#4

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Chestnut Hill College is a great value for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. CHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CHC are $38,270 a year. Human Services majors at CHC take out an average of $43,302 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Human Services at Chestnut Hill College Report

#5

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Geneva College is a great value for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Beaver Falls, Geneva is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Geneva undergraduate students pay an average of $29,970 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Scranton

Scranton, PA

University of Scranton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree human services programs. Located in the city of Scranton, University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Scranton are $48,462 a year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $750, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Services Schools 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

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.

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