2023 Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services Master'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. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human services majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Human Services Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of South Dakota the best value school in the United States for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USD are $12,768 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, USD also did well on our Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Human Services at University of South Dakota
The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the United States. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Minnesota State Mankato also is in the top 20% of our Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
Read full report on Human Services at Minnesota State University - Mankato
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Winona State University is a great value for human services students working on their master’s degree. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Winona State also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools ranking.
Read full report on Human Services at Winona State University
The excellent master’s degree programs at Concordia University, Saint Paul helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 per year.
Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
Concordia University, Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human services programs. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.
Wilmington University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 per year.
East Central University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools ranking. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $11,634 a year.
Mercer University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 per year.
Human Services by Region
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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 25 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.
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