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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Virginia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$20,779 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,837 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 63 degrees and certificates were awarded to human services students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #156 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Human Services Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human services majors pursuing a .

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a degree in Virginia. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Liberty University undergraduate students pay an average of $16,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$17,308 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in Virginia. Located in the city of Virginia Beach, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $17,308 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach carry an average student debtload of $22,551.

Full Human Services at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach Report

#3

Bluefield College

Bluefield, VA
$28,870 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluefield College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Bluefield, Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bluefield College undergraduate students pay an average of $28,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Bluefield College take out is $24,429.

Full Human Services at Bluefield College Report

Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 198
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.

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 3 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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