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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
1,338 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,645 people earned their degree in human services, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States. 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 Southwest region, there were 1,585 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,933 and $34,648 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,338 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the human services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 “Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Human Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 384 students in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $17,013 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Human Services at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#2

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k list, ECU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ECU is $15,029 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full ECU Human Services Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $21,613 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UNT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNT Human Services Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Christian University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Southwestern Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethany, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Christian University is $22,062 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Human Services at Southwestern Christian University

#5

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 776 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $23,545 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Human Services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.

Read full report on Human Services at Grand Canyon University

#6

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

Wayland Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 68 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayland Baptist University is $28,442 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Human Services at Wayland Baptist University

Southwestern Assemblies of God University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k list, Southwestern Assemblies of God University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Human Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $26,680 for southwest region bachelor’s degree human services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Southwestern Assemblies of God University 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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