2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Virginia
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services
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 school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.
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Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach are $17,308 per year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach carry an average student debtload of $22,551.
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The excellent programs at Bluefield College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in Virginia. Located in the distant town of Bluefield, Bluefield College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bluefield College are $28,870 a year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Bluefield College take out is $24,429.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 198 |
North Carolina | 129 |
Florida | 1,540 |
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.
Most Popular Majors Related to Human Services
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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