A degree in human services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #74 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Human Services Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,746 degrees in human services to qualified students.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Best Human Services Schools in California.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the human services degree levels they offer.
Any student who is interested in human services needs to check out California State University - Fullerton. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #252 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal State Fullerton is a great university overall.
There were approximately 296 human services students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Arizona Global Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in human services. UAGC is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #305 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UAGC is a great university overall.
There were about 98 human services students who graduated with this degree at UAGC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in human services has to take a look at University of San Francisco. USFCA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of San Francisco. A Best Colleges rank of #164 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USFCA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 human services students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent data year.
California State University - Monterey Bay is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in human services. CSUMB is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside. This university ranks 102nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 115 human services students who graduated with this degree at CSUMB in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the human services program make about $35,158 for their early career.
Fresno City College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in human services. Fresno City College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Fresno. This college ranks 91st out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 60 human services students who graduated with this degree at Fresno City College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program report average early career earnings of $25,955.
Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #490 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cal Baptist is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 human services students who graduated with this degree at Cal Baptist in the most recent data year.
San Diego City College is a large public college located in the city of San Diego. This college ranks 156th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 59 human services students who graduated with this degree at San Diego City College in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program state that they receive average early career income of $33,607.
CSUDH is a large public university located in the city of Carson. This university ranks 98th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 123 human services students who graduated with this degree at CSUDH in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Ontario, UOPX - California is a private for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 164th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 21 human services students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - California in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the human services program make around $32,912 for their early career.
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).
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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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for human services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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