2024 Best Human Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in human services sits in the middle of the road, ranking #125 out of 306 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in the Plains States Region to review for the 2024 Best Human Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. If you would like to see more options to choose from, check out the Best Doctor's Degree Schools in the United States ranking..

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More Ways to Rank Human Services Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Human Services Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Human Services in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in human services.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Human Services

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Capella University
Minneapolis, MN

19 Annual Graduates

$77,127 Median Starting Salary

Capella University is a good choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in human services. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the human services program state that they receive average early career earnings of $77,127.

More information about a doctorate in human services from Capella University

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Walden University
Minneapolis, MN

60 Annual Graduates

Walden University is a good option for students interested in a doctor's degree in human services. Walden University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a doctorate in human services from Walden University

Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	120	79

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Human Services Related Rankings by Major

Human Services is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Human Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Human Services	79

Majors Similar to Human Services

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	170
Public Policy	10
Community Organization & Advocacy	2
Other Public Administration	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley. More about our data sources and methodologies.