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2023 Best Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

7 Colleges
$28,712 Avg Salary
$30,430 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

Human Services is the #124 most popular major in the country with 1,277 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the human services programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Human Services

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh the best school in the Great Lakes Region for human services students. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

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#2

Antioch University - Midwest

Yellow Springs, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - Midwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Antioch University McGregor is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Yellow Springs.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

The excellent programs at Cleveland State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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National Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for human services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global ranked #7 on this year’s Best Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Illinois 26
Ohio 19
Indiana 206
Wisconsin 7

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Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Human Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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