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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 Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 12,541 people earned their degree in human services, making the major the 74th most popular in the United States. 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 Plains States region, there were 1,406 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,308 and $32,620 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 297 human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,858 and $37,352 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 11 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 27 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Saint Paul landed the #3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 masters’s 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%.
Read more about Human Services at Concordia University, Saint Paul
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northwestern - St Paul landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwestern is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at University of Northwestern - St Paul
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 masters’s human services degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Winona State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 masters’s human services degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Mankato, Minnesota, and it awarded 5 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%.
Read more about Human Services at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Seward, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s human services students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Human Services at Concordia University, Nebraska
Sinte Gleska University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Mission, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified masters’s human services students in 2021-2022.
Bellevue University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Human Services Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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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