General Human Services at University of South Dakota

If you plan to study general human services, take a look at what University of South Dakota has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Human Services section at the bottom of this page.

USD General Human Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in General Human Services

Online Classes Are Available at USD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USD does offer online courses in general human services for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USD General Human Services Rankings

General Human Services Student Demographics at USD

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

USD General Human Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of general human services master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in general 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 general 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 general 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

Careers That General Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.