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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$23,938 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,236 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Human Services Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 19 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 Schools in the New England Region

Check out the human services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Human Services Schools

$6,746 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named York County Community College the best value school in the New England Region for human services students. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at York County Community College are $6,746 per year. While working on their degree, human services majors at York County Community College accumulate an average of around $11,044 in student debt.

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#2

Granite State College

Concord, NH
$9,015 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Granite State College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the New England Region . GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GSC are $9,015 a year. Human Services majors at GSC take out an average of $35,093 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Human Services at Granite State College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Wachusett Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in the New England Region list. MWCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Gardner.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MWCC are $10,588 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at MWCC take out is $7,010.

Full Human Services at Mount Wachusett Community College Report

#4

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA
$10,152 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bristol Community College is a great value for human services students. Bristol is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fall River.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $10,152 per year.

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$10,774 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Quinsigamond Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in the New England Region list. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 a year. On average, human services graduates from Quinsigamond Community College take out $20,131 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$13,392 Average Tuition & Fees

Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $13,392 a year. On average, human services graduates from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT
$15,458 Average Tuition & Fees

Post University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Post University are $15,458 a year. Human Services majors at Post University take out an average of $50,973 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Human Services at Post University Report

$13,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Community College of Vermont did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human services students. It came in at #8 on the list. CCV is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Montpelier.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCV are $13,640 per year.

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$15,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern New Hampshire University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

SNHU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,380 in tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from SNHU take out $35,356 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

Cambridge College

Boston, MA
$16,442 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Cambridge College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students. Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cambridge College are $16,442 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Cambridge College take out is $31,626.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301
Connecticut 272
New Hampshire 494
Maine 85
Vermont 25

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 19 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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