by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Human Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Services is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at East Central University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in human services, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at ECU paid an average of $643 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $286 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,298 | $10,726 |
| Fees | $842 | $842 |
human services who receive their master’s degree from ECU make an average of $43,426 a year during the early days of their career. That is 16% higher than the national average of $37,426.
ECU does not offer an online option for its human services master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.7% of the human services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.8%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in human services at ECU in 2019-2020, 18.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 60%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 38 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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