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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$10,942 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #113 most popular major in New Jersey.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 Colleges.

#1

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Union County College the most popular school in New Jersey for human services students. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Human Services majors at Union County College take out an average of $10,942 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Human Services at Union County College Report

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Atlantic Cape Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Atlantic Cape Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Mays Landing.

Full Human Services at Atlantic Cape Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Raritan Valley Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in New Jersey list. RVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Branchburg.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan College at Burlington County landed the # 4 spot on the list. RCBC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mount Laurel.

Read full report on Human Services at Rowan College at Burlington County

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas Edison State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Human Services at Thomas Edison State University Report

#5

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ocean County College is a great place for human services students. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Toms River.

Read full report on Human Services at Ocean County College

Mercer County Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human services programs. Located in the rural area of West Windsor, Mercer County Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Human Services at Mercer County Community College Report

Sussex County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Schools in New Jersey ranking. Sussex County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Newton.

Read full report on Human Services at Sussex County Community College

Best Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 434
New York 1,578
Maryland 167
District of Columbia 19
Delaware 268

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

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 8 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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