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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

11 Ranked Colleges
987 Degrees Awarded
$9,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Human Services is the 74th most popular major in the country with 12,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, human services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,302 and had an average of $28,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,294 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,285 and $28,195 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 987 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in human services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent human services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the human services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Midlands Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MTC is a medium-sized school located in West Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 17 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

MTC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MTC is $4,161 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Human Services at MTC

#2

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Conway, South Carolina. It awarded 19 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College also made our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $3,930 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Human Services at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gateway Community and Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Florence, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

Gateway did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Gateway Community and Technical College is $6,037 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Gateway Community and Technical College Human Services Report

#4

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. GTC is a fairly large school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 27 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

GTC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Greenville Technical College is $6,468 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Greenville Technical College Human Services Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small school located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky that handed out 18 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Big Sandy Community and Technical College is $4,265 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Human Services at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

#6

Brescia University

Owensboro, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Brescia University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s human services students in 2019-2020.

Brescia University also made our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,505 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Brescia University.

Read full report on Human Services at Brescia University

#7

Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, South Carolina

Central Carolina Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Central Carolina Technical College is a public institution located in Sumter, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k list, Central Carolina has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Carolina Technical College is $4,578 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Central Carolina Technical College Human Services Report

#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

University of the Cumberlands came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky. It awarded 3 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cumberlands has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,634 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of the Cumberlands.

Read full report on Human Services at Cumberlands

#9

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina

Piedmont Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Greenwood, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k list, Piedmont Technical College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,496 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Piedmont Technical College.

Read full report on Human Services at Piedmont Technical College

Rasmussen University - Florida ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rasmussen University - Florida is a private for-profit institution located in Ocala, Florida. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rasmussen University - Florida also took the #4 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,067 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rasmussen University - Florida.

Read more about Human Services at Rasmussen University - Florida

Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UMA Clearwater is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 666 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.

UMA Clearwater also made our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for UMA Clearwater is $18,736 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Human Services at UMA Clearwater

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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