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 midsize 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.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.
UNG graduate students pay an average of $18,354 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southeastern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the Southeast Region . SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SEU are $12,350 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Leo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the Southeast Region . St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Leo University are $15,218 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human services programs. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $21,126 in tuition and fees each year.
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East Tennessee State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ETSU are $25,856 per year.
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| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.