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2023 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in California

4 Colleges
$40,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Master's Degree School for You

Human Services is the #75 most popular major in California with 1,397 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Colleges.

#2

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of San Diego helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in California. Located in the large city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full Human Services at University of San Diego Report

#3

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Touro University Worldwide. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in human services at TUW, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Human Services at Touro University Worldwide Report

#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 4 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 4 spot on the list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 77% of the human services majors at the school.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 239
Oregon 121
Nevada 58
Hawaii 11

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

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 4 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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