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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$17,662 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,061 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. 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 Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for human services students. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, American Military University is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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$8,593 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a great value for human services students. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $8,593 a year. On average, human services graduates from Horry-Georgetown Technical College take out $27,431 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC
$6,593 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Piedmont Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Piedmont Technical College take out is $25,500.

Full Human Services at Piedmont Technical College Report

The excellent programs at Florida State College at Jacksonville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Southeast Region . FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $9,631 per year. On average, human services graduates from FSCJ take out $28,079 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Human Services at Florida State College at Jacksonville Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great value for human services students. Located in the city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rasmussen University - Florida are $13,635 a year. Human Services majors at Rasmussen University - Florida take out an average of $36,633 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rasmussen University - Florida also is in the top 5% of our Best Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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$9,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Greenville Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human services programs. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GTC are $9,410 a year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from GTC carry an average student debtload of $27,184.

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#7

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human services programs. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Indian River State College are $10,201 a year. On average, human services graduates from Indian River State College take out $14,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Human Services at Indian River State College Report

#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY
$9,875 Average Tuition & Fees

University of the Cumberlands ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Cumberlands take out is $19,431.

Full Human Services at University of the Cumberlands Report

#9

Gordon State College

Barnesville, GA
$10,695 Average Tuition & Fees

Gordon State College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Barnesville, Gordon is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gordon are $10,695 a year. On average, human services graduates from Gordon take out $31,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#10

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, GA

University of North Georgia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human services programs. UNG is a large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $16,014 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, human services majors at UNG accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

UNG also claimed a spot on our Best Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Best 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

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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