Human Services is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 673 associate degrees in human services to qualified students.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on human services students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other human services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for human services to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized human services related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for human services students working on their associate degree.
The human services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in Florida.
Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Human Services in Florida
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in human services.
Top Florida Schools for an Associate in Human Services
Rasmussen University - Florida is a good choice for individuals interested in an associate degree in human services. Rasmussen University - Florida is a small private for-profit university located in the small city of Ocala.
Those human services students who get their associate degree from Rasmussen University - Florida earn $6,592 more than the typical human services graduate.
It is hard to beat Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater if you want to pursue an associate degree in human services. UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Clearwater.
Students who graduate with their associate from the human services program state that they receive average early career wages of $20,687.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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