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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in North Carolina

6 Colleges
$30,730 Avg Salary
$22,700 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

Human Services is the #132 most popular major in North Carolina with 129 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Human Services Schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Services Colleges.

#1

Wingate University

Wingate, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Wingate University the most popular school in North Carolina for human services students. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that human services majors at Wingate take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $220, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Human Services at Wingate University Report

#2

Elon University

Elon, NC

Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Elon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Elon is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Elon.

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#3

Lees - McRae College

Banner Elk, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lees - McRae College is a great place for human services students. Located in the rural area of Banner Elk, Lees - McRae College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

While working on their degree, human services majors at Lees - McRae College accumulate an average of around $18,400 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Lenoir - Rhyne University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in North Carolina. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in North Carolina list. Queens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

Full Human Services at Queens University of Charlotte Report

#6

University of Mount Olive

Mount Olive, NC

University of Mount Olive landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human services programs. Located in the town of Mount Olive, UMO is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Human Services at University of Mount Olive Report

Best Human Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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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