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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools

64 Colleges
$31,839 Avg Salary
$30,553 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Human Services 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Human Services Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the human services programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#2

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University Global. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Schools list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

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#4

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

The excellent programs at Saint Leo University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wilmington University is a great place for human services students. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of New Castle.

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#6

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Schools ranking. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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#7

Post University

Waterbury, CT

With a ranking of #7, Post University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students. Post University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

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#8

Lincoln University

Lincoln University, PA

Lincoln University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Lincoln University, Lincoln is a public school with a small student population.

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#9

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Human Services Schools ranking. USD is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Vermillion.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Concordia University, Saint Paul is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Full Human Services at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Human Services Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 East Central University Ada, OK
12 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL
12 Southeastern University Lakeland, FL
12 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN

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 26 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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