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2023 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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$40,488 Avg Salary

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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Check out the human services master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Our analysis found Saint Leo University to be the most popular school for human services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . St. Leo University is a medium-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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#2

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern University is a great place for human services students working on their master’s degree. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in the Southeast Region . USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 80% of the human services majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi Valley State University is a great place for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in human services at Mississippi Valley State University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full Human Services at Mississippi Valley State University Report

Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human services programs. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in human services at Lenoir - Rhyne University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

With a ranking of #7, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in human services at Mercer, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human services programs. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

Of the 7 students majoring in human services at UNG, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Read full report on Human Services at University of North Georgia

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human services programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Columbia International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, CIU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 198
Virginia 63
North Carolina 129
Florida 1,540
Tennessee 94
Kentucky 380
South Carolina 221
Arkansas 12
Alabama 87
Mississippi 15
West Virginia 17

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 11 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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