2023 Most Popular Online Human Services Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Human Services 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Human Services Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
2023 Most Popular Online Human Services Schools in the New England Region
Check out the online human services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Most Popular Online New England Region Schools in Human Services
Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for human services students who want to pursue an online degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
On average, human services graduates from SNHU take out $35,356 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Human Services Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Human Services majors at Post University take out an average of $50,973 in student loans while working on their egree.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Fisher College is a great place for human services students pursuing an online degree. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Fisher College take out is $27,000.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public school with a small student population.
While working on their degree, human services majors at York County Community College accumulate an average of around $11,044 in student debt.
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The excellent online programs at Granite State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the New England Region . GSC is a small public school located in the fringe town of Concord.
Human Services majors at GSC take out an average of $35,093 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human services programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
On average, human services graduates from Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Franklin Pierce University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human services programs. Franklin Pierce is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Rindge.
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University of Maine at Augusta landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best human services programs. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.
Request InformationMost Popular Online Human Services Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online human services schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 301 |
| Connecticut | 272 |
| New Hampshire | 494 |
| Maine | 85 |
| Vermont | 25 |
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Majors Related to Human Services
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 8 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.