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Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

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2023 Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut

13 Colleges
$25,222 Avg Salary
$23,175 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 272 degrees and certificates were awarded to human services students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

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

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Naugatuck Valley Community College the most popular school in Connecticut for human services students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in human services at Naugatuck Valley Community College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#2

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goodwin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

Women make up 87% of the human services majors at the school.

Full Human Services at Goodwin College Report

Out of the 13 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Manchester Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Women make up 93% of the human services majors at the school.

Full Human Services at Manchester Community College Report

#4

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Middletown, MxCC is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Housatonic Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in human services at Housatonic Community College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Northwestern Connecticut Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the fringe town of Winsted, NCCC is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Human Services at Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Quinebaug Valley Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Danielson, QVCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Human Services at Quinebaug Valley Community College Report

With a ranking of #8, Three Rivers Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Capital Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Capital Community College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

Full Human Services at Capital Community College Report

With a ranking of #10, Norwalk Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their associate degree. NCC is a small public school located in the city of Norwalk.

Full Human Services at Norwalk Community College Report

Best Human Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Services Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301
New Hampshire 494
Maine 85
Vermont 25

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 13 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.

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