2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Florida
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,540 degrees and certificates were awarded to human services students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.
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.
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 Florida ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Florida 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.
Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services
Our analysis found Florida State College at Jacksonville to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FSCJ are $2,657 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at FSCJ take out is $28,079.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Indian River State College are $2,764 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Indian River State College take out is $14,500.
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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $6,410 per year. While working on their degree, human services majors at USF Tampa accumulate an average of around $23,018 in student debt.
USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Services Schools in Florida list.
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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Rasmussen University - Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ocala, Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Rasmussen University - Florida undergraduate students pay an average of $13,635 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from Rasmussen University - Florida take out $36,633 in student loans while working on their degree.
Rasmussen University - Florida did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Human Services Schools in Florida list.
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Out of the 8 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the # 5 spot on the list. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.
St. Leo University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from St. Leo University carry an average student debtload of $48,924.
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Southeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools in Florida ranking. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SEU are $28,320 a year. On average, human services graduates from SEU take out $35,846 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SEU also did well on our Best Human Services Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Nova Southeastern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human services programs. Located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NUS Florida are $34,570 per year.
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Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value human services programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Clearwater, UMA Clearwater is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Human Services majors at UMA Clearwater take out an average of $21,740 in student loans while working on their egree.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 198 |
| Virginia | 63 |
| North Carolina | 129 |
| 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 8 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.