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2025 Best Human Services Schools in North Carolina

2 Colleges in North Carolina
150 Human Services Degrees Awarded
$37,275 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for human services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 degrees in human services annually.

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Human Services Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Human Services
Master's Degrees in Human Services

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Human Services Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Human Services in North Carolina

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.

Top North Carolina Schools in Human Services

1
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Wingate University
Wingate, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
36 Human Services Degrees Awarded
$32,843 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in human services has to check out Wingate University. Located in the large suburb of Wingate, Wingate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program report average early career earnings of $32,843.

More information about a degree in human services from Wingate University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,939 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Lenoir - Rhyne University if you want to pursue a degree in human services. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Degree recipients from the human services major at Lenoir - Rhyne University earn $2,664 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in human services from Lenoir - Rhyne University

Best Human Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Human Services Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 198
Florida 282 1,540
Virginia 274 63
Tennessee 269 94
South Carolina 248 221
Kentucky 244 380
Mississippi 234 15
Arkansas 234 12
Alabama 233 87
West Virginia 207 10

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Human Services is one of 4 different types of Public Administration & Social Service programs to choose from.

Human Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Human Services 150

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration 473
Public Policy 464
Other Public Administration 14
Community Organization & Advocacy 10

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