Human Services at University of South Dakota

Every human services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the human services program at University of South Dakota stacks up to those at other schools.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and has a total student population of 9,459.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Services section at the bottom of this page.

USD Human Services Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Human Services

USD Human Services Rankings

Human Services Student Demographics at USD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the human services majors at University of South Dakota.

USD Human Services Master’s Program

42% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of human services master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in human services each year. USD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 45% more men than average.

Of the students who received a human services master's degree from USD, 92% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Dakota with a master's in human services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Human Services

The following human services concentations are available at University of South Dakota. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of South Dakota. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Human Services	30

Public Administration

Careers That Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in human services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Social and Human Service Assistants	850	$25,540
Social and Community Service Managers	240	$71,630

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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