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2023 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Human Services Master's Degree 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 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 54 schools in the United States to see which master's 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 master's degree.

#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Out of the 54 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the human services majors at the school.

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#4

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

Women make up 88% of the human services majors at the school.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Out of the 54 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Human Services at Wilmington University

#6

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Post University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human services programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the human services majors at the school.

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#8

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, PA

Lincoln University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Lincoln is a small public school located in the suburb of Lincoln University.

About 81% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Human Services at Lincoln University Report

#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 37% are male.

Read full report on Human Services at University of South Dakota

Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in human services at Concordia University, Saint Paul, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 26 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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