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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in Connecticut

16 Colleges
$41,760 Avg Salary
$47,305 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 272 degrees and certificates were awarded to human services students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Human Services Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Connecticut to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for human services majors pursuing a .

#1

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Our analysis found Post University to be the most popular school for human services students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

Human Services majors at Post University take out an average of $50,973 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Human Services at Post University Report

#2

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in Connecticut list. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

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#3

Goodwin College

East Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Goodwin College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Schools in Connecticut list. Goodwin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of East Hartford.

On average, human services graduates from Goodwin take out $43,637 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Human Services at Goodwin College Report

The excellent programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albertus Magnus College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Manchester Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human services programs. MCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Full Human Services at Manchester Community College Report

Housatonic Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human services programs. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Human Services at Housatonic Community College

#7

Middlesex Community College

Middletown, CT

With a ranking of #7, Middlesex Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students. Located in the city of Middletown, MxCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Human Services at Middlesex Community College Report

Northwestern Connecticut Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the fringe town of Winsted, NCCC is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Human Services at Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Quinebaug Valley Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the large suburb of Danielson, QVCC is a public college with a small student population.

Full Human Services at Quinebaug Valley Community College Report

Best Human Services Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301
New Hampshire 494
Maine 85
Vermont 25

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 16 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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