2023 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools
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.
2023 Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for human services majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Purdue University Global is a great place for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 86% of the human services majors at the school.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Saint Leo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in the United States. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.
Women make up 88% of the human services majors at the school.
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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 college with a large student population.
Women make up 87% of the human services majors at the school.
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Post 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit school with a fairly 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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Capella University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools ranking. 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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Lincoln University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools ranking. 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.
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With a ranking of #9, University of South Dakota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
About 63% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 37% are male.
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With a ranking of #10, Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. 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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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 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.