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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in Maine

6 Colleges
$29,187 Avg Salary
$29,783 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

Human Services is the #42 most popular major in Maine with 85 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. 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.

The Most Popular Human Services Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Maine 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named York County Community College the most popular school in Maine for human services students. Located in the rural area of Wells, York County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, human services majors at York County Community College accumulate an average of around $11,044 in student debt.

Read full report on Human Services at York County Community College

Out of the 6 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Maine Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Central Maine Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Auburn.

After completing their degree, human services graduates from Central Maine Technical College carry an average student debt load of $18,500.

Read full report on Human Services at Central Maine Community College

The excellent programs at Eastern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in Maine. Located in the city of Bangor, Eastern Maine Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Human Services at Eastern Maine Community College Report

#4

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

The excellent programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in Maine. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Full Human Services at Southern Maine Community College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington County Community College is a great place for human services students. Located in the remote town of Calais, Washington County Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Human Services at Washington County Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine at Augusta did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students. UMA is a small public school located in the town of Augusta.

Read full report on Human Services at University of Maine at Augusta

Best Human Services Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Human Services Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301
Connecticut 272
New Hampshire 494
Vermont 25

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 6 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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