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2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
987 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Midlands Technical College

West Columbia, South Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midlands Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. West Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

MTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Midlands Technical College is $7,725 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Human Services at MTC

#2

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Greenville Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. GTC is a public institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,711 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Greenville Technical College.

Full Greenville Technical College Human Services Report

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 $75-$110k. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gateway, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,634 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Gateway Community and Technical College.

Read full report on Human Services at Gateway

#4

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Horry-Georgetown Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 19 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $8,731 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Human Services at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

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 $75-$110k. 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.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,789 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

Read more about Human Services at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

#6

Central Carolina Technical College

Sumter, South Carolina

Central Carolina Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Carolina, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Carolina is $8,942 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Central Carolina Human Services Report

#7

Brescia University

Owensboro, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Brescia University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s human services students in 2019-2020.

Brescia University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brescia University is $14,147 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Human Services at Brescia University

#8

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

University of the Cumberlands landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cumberlands, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of the Cumberlands is $19,300 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Human Services at University of the Cumberlands

#9

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, South Carolina

With a ranking of #9, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Greenwood, South Carolina, and it awarded 19 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k list, Piedmont Technical College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Piedmont Technical College is $12,748 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Human Services at Piedmont Technical College

Rasmussen University - Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Ocala, Florida, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified associates’s human services students 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 $22,915 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Human Services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Rasmussen University - Florida.

Read full report on Human Services at Rasmussen University - Florida

Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized school located in Clearwater, Florida that handed out 666 associates’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA Clearwater not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,384 for southeast region associate degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater.

Full Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater 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%.

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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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