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2023 Best Value Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,162 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,061 Avg Salary

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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Human Services

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for human services students. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per year.

Read full report on Human Services at American Public University System

#2

Mercer University

Macon, GA
$29,324 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Mercer University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Mercer undergraduate students pay an average of $29,324 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

UNG undergraduate students pay an average of $16,014 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Services at University of North Georgia

#4

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL
$28,320 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

SEU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,320 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Human Services at Southeastern University Report

#5

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL
$26,050 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Saint Leo University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Southeast Region . St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. Leo University are $26,050 per year.

Read full report on Human Services at Saint Leo University

#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.

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$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for human services students. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year.

Read full report on Human Services at University of South Florida - Main Campus

$12,740 Average Tuition & Fees

East Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for human services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.

ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,740 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Human Services at East Tennessee State University

Best Human Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 2
Florida 100
Georgia 17
North Carolina 12
Tennessee 15
South Carolina 0
Mississippi 15
West Virginia 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 8 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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