2023 Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, human services was ranked #124 in the country. In fact 1,277 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for human services majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Human Services

Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State	Degrees Awarded
California	142
Washington	0
Oregon	5

Human Services Related Majors for Human Services

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

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 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.