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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington

10 Colleges
$32,600 Avg Salary
$28,841 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 239 degrees and certificates were awarded to human services students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Washington to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Services Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the most popular school in Washington for human services students. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

On average, human services graduates from WWU take out $19,418 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Human Services at Western Washington University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tacoma Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

While working on their degree, human services majors at Tacoma Community College accumulate an average of around $24,966 in student debt.

Read full report on Human Services at Tacoma Community College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Human Services majors at CWU take out an average of $21,390 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Human Services at Central Washington University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington list. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

Read full report on Human Services at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

#4

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

The excellent programs at Northwest Indian College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in Washington. Located in the rural area of Bellingham, Northwest Indian College is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Human Services at Northwest Indian College

Edmonds Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the suburb of Lynnwood, Edmonds Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Human Services at Edmonds Community College Report

With a ranking of #7, City University of Seattle did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students. Located in the city of Seattle, CityU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Human Services at City University of Seattle

#8

Clark College

Vancouver, WA

Clark College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington ranking. Clark College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Vancouver.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,397
Oregon 121
Nevada 58
Hawaii 11

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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