2023 Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Human Services
Our analysis found Mercer University to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the Southeast Region . UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.
UNG graduate students pay an average of $18,354 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Southeastern University is a great value for human services students working on their master’s degree. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SEU are $12,350 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Leo University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Leo University are $15,218 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, East Tennessee State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ETSU are $25,856 per year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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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 7 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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