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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$20,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,338 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

Human Services is the #33 most popular major in Kentucky with 380 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Human Services Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Kentucky to see which 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Kentucky

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Human Services Colleges.

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services

#1

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY
$9,875 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Cumberlands the best value school in Kentucky for human services students. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Williamsburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cumberlands are $9,875 a year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from Cumberlands carry an average student debtload of $19,431.

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$9,252 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Murray State are $9,252 per year.

Full Human Services at Murray State University Report

#3

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY
$25,718 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lindsey Wilson College is a great value for human services students. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lindsey Wilson College are $25,718 a year. On average, human services graduates from Lindsey Wilson College take out $21,916 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Human Services at Lindsey Wilson College

#4

Brescia University

Owensboro, KY
$26,950 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Brescia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Owensboro, Brescia University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Brescia University undergraduate students pay an average of $26,950 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Brescia University take out is $29,500.

Full Human Services at Brescia University Report

Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 198
Virginia 63
North Carolina 129
Florida 1,540
Tennessee 94
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.

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 4 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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