If you plan on majoring in human services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #74 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for human services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,270 degrees in human services annually.
The human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Services rankings. We derive our Best Overall Human Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Services Schools in Florida ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of human services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in human services has to take a look at University of South Florida - Main Campus. USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the large city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 119 human services students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human services program make around $36,631 in the first couple years of their career.
Rasmussen University - Florida is a good decision for students interested in a degree in human services. Rasmussen University - Florida is a small private for-profit university located in the city of Ocala. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great university overall.
There were roughly 111 human services students who graduated with this degree at Rasmussen University - Florida in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the human services program make an average of $34,576 for their early career.
It's difficult to beat Southeastern University if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. SEU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Lakeland. This university ranks 28th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 34 human services students who graduated with this degree at SEU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, human services degree recipients usually make about $38,008 at the beginning of their careers.
It's hard to beat Indian River State College if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. Indian River State College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Fort Pierce. This college ranks 25th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 105 human services students who graduated with this degree at Indian River State College in the most recent data year. After graduating, human services degree recipients typically make around $36,107 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #360 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means FSCJ is a great college overall.
There were roughly 115 human services students who graduated with this degree at FSCJ in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program state that they receive average early career income of $39,173.
Located in the fringe town of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 76 human services students who graduated with this degree at St. Leo University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human services program make an average of $36,519 in their early career salary.
UMA Clearwater is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Clearwater.
There were approximately 676 human services students who graduated with this degree at UMA Clearwater in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program report average early career income of $20,687.
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).
The human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Human Services rankings. We derive our Best Overall Human Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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