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2023 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named East Central University the most popular school in the Southwest Region for human services students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a small public school located in the town of Ada.

About 82% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 18% are male.

Read full report on Human Services at East Central University

#2

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayland Baptist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Plainview.

Read full report on Human Services at Wayland Baptist University

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brookline College - Phoenix landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the human services majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lubbock Christian University landed the # 4 spot on the list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Read full report on Human Services at Lubbock Christian University

Best Human Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 138
Arizona 1,143
Oklahoma 56
New Mexico 8

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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