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2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 974 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,253 and $27,932 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality human services programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Springfield, Illinois, this small public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students in 2019-2020.

UIS also made our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIS Human Services Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.

UW Oshkosh also made our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh are $18,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Human Services at UW Oshkosh

#3

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2019-2020.

NLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full National Louis University Human Services Report

#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 10 masters’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago also took the #5 spot in our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.

Read full report on Human Services at Concordia University, Chicago

#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University also made our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

Full Cleveland State University Human Services Report

#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Roosevelt University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.

Roosevelt also made our “Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605.

Full Roosevelt Human Services Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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