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2023 Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Finding the Best Human Services Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human services was ranked #75 in the country. In fact 13,238 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for human services majors pursuing a associate degree.

#1

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for human services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in human services at Columbia College Missouri, 9% are male and 91% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, human services majors at Columbia College Missouri accumulate an average of around $32,526 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

About 83% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 17% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, human services graduates from MCC carry an average student debt load of $11,082.

Read full report on Human Services at Metropolitan Community College

The in-demand associate degree programs at Rasmussen University - Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in the Plains States Region . Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

Women make up 97% of the human services majors at the school.

Human Services majors at Rasmussen University - Minnesota take out an average of $29,323 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Human Services at Rasmussen University - Minnesota Report

Out of the 32 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the human services majors at the school.

Human Services majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out an average of $34,928 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#5

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 22 students majoring in human services at Saint Louis Community College, 18% are male and 82% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, human services graduates from Saint Louis Community College carry an average student debt load of $15,940.

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Out of the 32 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lake Area Technical Institute landed the # 5 spot on the list. LATI is a small public school located in the town of Watertown.

Of the 22 students majoring in human services at LATI, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Human Services at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

#7

North Hennepin Community College

Brooklyn Park, MN

North Hennepin Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, North Hennepin Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in human services at North Hennepin Community College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, human services graduates from North Hennepin Community College carry an average student debt load of $20,887.

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#8

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century 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. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 89% of the human services majors at the school.

On average, human services graduates from Century College take out $33,112 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Human Services at Century College Report

With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Norfolk, Northeast is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the human services majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Services at Northeast Community College

Riverland Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree human services programs. Riverland Community College is a small public school located in the town of Austin.

Full Human Services at Riverland Community College Report

Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283
Minnesota 717
Kansas 18
Iowa 136
Nebraska 118
North Dakota 37
South Dakota 66

One of 5 majors within the area of study, human services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 32 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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