2025 Best Human Services Schools in the Southwest Region
6Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,252Human Services Degrees Awarded
$37,275Avg Early-Career Salary
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region 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 1,252 degrees in human services annually.
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. 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.
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 the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Human Services in the Southwest Region
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.
Any student pursuing a degree in human services needs to take a look at University of Phoenix - Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were roughly 120 human services students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Those human services students who get their degree from University of Phoenix - Arizona earn $2,481 more than the average human services grad.
It's hard to beat Grand Canyon University if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 847 human services students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the human services program state that they receive average early career wages of $35,433.
It's difficult to beat University of North Texas if you wish to pursue a degree in human services. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 15 human services students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in human services. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were about 11 human services students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Plainview. This university ranks 55th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 74 human services students who graduated with this degree at Wayland Baptist University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, human services degree recipients generally make about $33,082 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 27th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 59 human services students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the human services program earn about $37,599 in their early career salary.
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).
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. 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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