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2023 Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$14,899 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,488 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for human services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Human Services

#1

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Our analysis found Concordia University, Chicago to be the best value school for human services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Concordia University, Chicago graduate students pay an average of $9,378 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Services at Concordia University, Chicago Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh is a great value for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Oshkosh are $18,760 per year.

Read full report on Human Services at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

UIS graduate students pay an average of $16,757 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Services at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

#4

Antioch University - Midwest

Yellow Springs, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Antioch University - Midwest. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Master’s Degree 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.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Antioch University McGregor are $18,672 a year.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great value for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $18,051 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Services at Cleveland State University

With a ranking of #6, National Louis University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

NLU graduate students pay an average of $12,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Services at National Louis University Report

#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Purdue University Global did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for human services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue University Global are $10,582 a year.

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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

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.

  • 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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