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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$24,913 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,050 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Human Services School for You

With 44 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, human services is the #129 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value programs for human services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services

#1

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, PA
$11,556 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Lincoln University the best value school in Pennsylvania for human services students. Located in the suburb of Lincoln University, Lincoln is a public college with a small student population.

Lincoln undergraduate students pay an average of $11,556 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Services at Lincoln University

#2

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, PA
$38,270 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Chestnut Hill College is a great value for human services students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, CHC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CHC are $38,270 per year.

Read full report on Human Services at Chestnut Hill College

Best Value Human Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Human Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1
Maryland 13
District of Columbia 3
Delaware 62

More Human Services Rankings in Pennsylvania

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 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.

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