2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Missouri
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Human Services School for You
With 283 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #61 most popular major in Missouri.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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.
Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services
Our 2023 rankings named Saint Louis Community College the best value school in Missouri for human services students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Saint Louis Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 a year. After completing their degree, human services graduates from Saint Louis Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,128.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Missouri list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.
Columbia College Missouri undergraduate students pay an average of $11,636 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, human services graduates from Columbia College Missouri take out $34,955 in student loans while working on their degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia College Missouri also is in the top 20% of our Best Human Services Schools in Missouri ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri Baptist University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MBU are $30,548 per year. Human Services majors at MBU take out an average of $35,440 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Explore all the Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 717 |
| Kansas | 18 |
| Iowa | 136 |
| Nebraska | 118 |
| North Dakota | 37 |
| South Dakota | 66 |
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Majors Related to Human Services
Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.