2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services School for You
With 1,578 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #54 most popular major in New York.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Human Services Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value programs for human services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Human Services Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Stella and Charles Guttman Community College the best value school in New York for human services students. Guttman is a fairly small public school located in the large city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guttman are $5,194 per year.
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The excellent programs at Orange County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in New York. Located in the small city of Middletown, SUNY Orange is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Orange are $6,094 a year.
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Out of the 20 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hudson Valley Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Troy, HVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HVCC are $5,964 per year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from HVCC carry an average student debtload of $12,000.
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The excellent programs at Bronx Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in New York. Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at BCC are $5,206 a year. On average, human services graduates from BCC take out $7,605 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mohawk Valley Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Utica, MVCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $5,500 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at MVCC take out is $12,755.
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Dutchess Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCC are $4,976 a year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from DCC carry an average student debtload of $12,000.
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With a ranking of #7, Monroe Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.
Monroe Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,662 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, human services majors at Monroe Community College accumulate an average of around $17,642 in student debt.
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Onondaga Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCC are $5,754 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at OCC take out is $12,000.
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New York City College of Technology landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human services programs. City Tech is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at City Tech are $7,320 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at City Tech take out is $8,813.
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Nassau Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nassau Community College are $6,330 per year. Human Services majors at Nassau Community College take out an average of $15,375 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 434 |
| Maryland | 167 |
| New Jersey | 104 |
| District of Columbia | 19 |
| Delaware | 268 |
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Majors Related to Human Services
Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 20 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.