by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Human Services is the 74th most popular major in the country with 12,541 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , human services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $32,429 and had an average of $27,166 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,252 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,090 and $31,789 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 45 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their human services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tohono O’Odham Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Tohono O’Odham Community College is a small school located in Sells, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelina College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lufkin, Texas, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s human services students in 2021-2022.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the #3 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayland Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Plainview, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s human services students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Santa Fe Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region list. SFCC is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 5 associates’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Alamogordo, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s human services students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Grants, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s human services degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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