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2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

24 Colleges
$21,893 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,951 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Bachelor's 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Southeast Region to see which bachelor's 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.

2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Human Services Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Rasmussen University - Florida the best value school in the Southeast Region for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,635 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, human services graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida carry an average student debtload of $42,443.

Rasmussen University - Florida excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the # 2 spot on the list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $9,631 per year. Human Services majors at FSCJ take out an average of $28,955 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#3

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,201 in tuition and fees each year. Human Services majors at Indian River State College take out an average of $18,104 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of the Cumberlands helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the Southeast Region . Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

Cumberlands undergraduate students pay an average of $9,875 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNG are $16,014 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at UNG take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $26,238.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNG also did well on our Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Gordon State College

Barnesville, GA

Gordon State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the town of Barnesville, Gordon is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gordon are $10,695 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Gordon take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $30,312.

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East Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,740 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from ETSU take out $24,754 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students working on their bachelor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year. On average, human services graduates from USF Tampa take out $24,641 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#9

Shorter University

Rome, GA

Shorter University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree human services programs. Shorter is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Rome.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Shorter are $22,810 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Shorter take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $44,544.

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#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

Kennesaw State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kennesaw.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KSU Georgia are $17,690 per year. On average, human services graduates from KSU Georgia take out $32,433 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 198
Virginia 63
North Carolina 129
Florida 1,540
Tennessee 94
Kentucky 380
South Carolina 221
Arkansas 12
Alabama 87
Mississippi 15
West Virginia 17

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 24 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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