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2023 Best Value Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$11,753 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,414 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Human Services is the #75 most popular major in the country with 13,238 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our analysis found Century College to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Century College are $5,907 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Century College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Area Technical Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the remote town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LATI are $6,718 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

Full Human Services at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Quinsigamond Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Quinsigamond Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Quinsigamond Community College are $10,774 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, human services graduates from Quinsigamond Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,308.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Quinsigamond Community College also did well on our Best Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Fresno City College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno City College are $8,504 per year. The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Fresno City College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,729.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tacoma Community College is a great value for human services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tacoma Community College are $10,391 per year. Human Services majors at Tacoma Community College take out an average of $16,306 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#6

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $10,368 per year.

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Community College of Philadelphia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate human services programs. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 a year.

Full Human Services at Community College of Philadelphia Report

Bryant & Stratton College - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Bryant & Stratton College - Online is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of Orchard Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bryant & Stratton College - Online are $15,295 a year.

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Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 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.

Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach undergraduate students pay an average of $17,308 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #10, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Wauwatosa, Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Bryant & Stratton College - Wauwatosa undergraduate students pay an average of $19,520 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 10 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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