Human Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #74 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Human Services Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 526 degrees in human services to qualified students.
Your choice of human services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Human Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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 Kentucky list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the human services degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in human services has to look into Lindsey Wilson College. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Columbia. This college ranks 10th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were about 170 human services students who graduated with this degree at Lindsey Wilson College in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the human services program make around $29,318 in the first couple years of their career.
University of the Cumberlands is a good option for students interested in a degree in human services. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1053 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cumberlands is a great university overall.
There were about 132 human services students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program report average early career earnings of $32,938.
Murray State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in human services. Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Murray. This university ranks 16th out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 12 human services students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year.
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. For our Best Overall Human Services School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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