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2023 Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$14,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,277 people earned a degree or certificate in human services, making the major the #124 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for human services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the human services master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Human Services Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

Our analysis found University of South Dakota to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Vermillion.

USD graduate students pay an average of $12,768 in tuition and fees each year.

USD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Human Services at University of South Dakota

Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Human Services at Minnesota State University - Mankato

The excellent master’s degree programs at Winona State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value human services schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.

Winona State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Human Services at Winona State University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concordia University, Saint Paul. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550 a year.

Full Human Services at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

#5

Post University

Waterbury, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Post University is a great value for human services students working on their master’s degree. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Post University are $7,700 per year.

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#6

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #6, Concordia University, Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378 per year.

Read full report on Human Services at Concordia University, Chicago

#8

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

Wilmington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree human services programs. Wilmington University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of New Castle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wilmington University are $9,060 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, East Central University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $11,634 a year.

Read full report on Human Services at East Central University

#10

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Macon.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 per year.

Full Human Services at Mercer University Report

Human Services by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 5 majors within the area of study, human services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 schools only.

  • 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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