If you plan on majoring in human services, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #74 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Human Services Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 357 degrees in human services annually.
Your choice of human services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Human Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Best Human Services Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of human services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's hard to beat Quinsigamond Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. Quinsigamond Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #582 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Quinsigamond Community College is a great college overall.
There were approximately 72 human services students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the human services program earn about $36,101 in the first couple years of their career.
Fitchburg State University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in human services. Located in the suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #496 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fitchburg State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 human services students who graduated with this degree at Fitchburg State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the human services degree program at Fitchburg State University get $8,366 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Any student who is interested in human services has to look into Holyoke Community College. Holyoke Community College is a small public college located in the rural area of Holyoke. This college ranks 59th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.More information about a degree in human services from Holyoke Community College
It's hard to beat Mount Wachusett Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. MWCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized suburb of Gardner. A Best Colleges rank of #1127 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MWCC is a great college overall.
There were about 36 human services students who graduated with this degree at MWCC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, human services degree recipients usually make an average of $22,370 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the large city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 58th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 29 human services students who graduated with this degree at Fisher 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 wages of $35,289.
Cambridge College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. This college ranks 60th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 24 human services students who graduated with this degree at Cambridge College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the human services major at Cambridge College make $7,012 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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).
Your choice of human services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Human Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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