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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 2,614 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,183 and $26,639 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 127 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in human services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in human services.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mississippi Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Itta Bena, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human services degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Saint Leo, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human services degrees to 43 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 9 masters’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s human services degrees to 15 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Mercer University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 11 masters’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of North Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s human services degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 9 masters’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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Liberty University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 #10, Bryan College - Dayton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. William Jennings Bryan College is a small school located in Dayton, Tennessee that handed out 7 masters’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%.
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With a ranking of #10, Columbia International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Southeast Region list. Columbia International University is a small school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 1 masters’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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