by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 6,016 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major” ranking looked at 194 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. That schools that top this list have a program in human services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree human services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinte Gleska University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Sinte Gleska University is a small school located in Mission, South Dakota that handed out 7 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindsey Wilson College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Columbia, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 170 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Urshan College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major. Urshan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wentzville, Missouri. It awarded 13 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boricua College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cazenovia College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Located in Cazenovia, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Beacon College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Beacon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leesburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Chestnut Hill College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. CHC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 43 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Grace Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Grace is a small school located in Wyoming, Michigan that handed out 22 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fisher College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lincoln University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Lincoln is a small school located in Lincoln University, Pennsylvania that handed out 46 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
Lees - McRae College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Banner Elk, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 29 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ottawa University - Milwaukee landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Ottawa University - Milwaukee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Notre Dame de Namur University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Belmont, California, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Gordon State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Gordon is a small school located in Barnesville, Georgia that handed out 40 bachelors’s human services degrees 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%.
Arkansas Baptist College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #16, Bluefield College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Bluefield, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Southwestern Christian University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. SCU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s human services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Human Services at Southwestern Christian University
Iowa Wesleyan University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Iowa Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. It awarded 5 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #19, Upper Iowa University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Upper Iowa University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayette, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northwest Indian College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s human services students in 2021-2022.
Antioch University - Midwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #21. Antioch University - Midwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Yellow Springs, Ohio. It awarded 6 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 Antioch University - Midwest
Southern Wesleyan University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Southern Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Central, South Carolina. It awarded 29 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Monterey Bay did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking, coming in at #23. Seaside, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 96 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Human Services at California State University - Monterey Bay
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major list. Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s human services degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 49 bachelors’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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
Not only did these schools make the top 30 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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