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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$28,712 Avg Salary
$30,430 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Human Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Human Services Colleges.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for human services students. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great place for human services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Antioch University - Midwest

Yellow Springs, OH

The excellent programs at Antioch University - Midwest helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best human services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Antioch University McGregor is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Yellow Springs.

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#6

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human services programs. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#8

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for human services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#9

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular human services programs. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Livonia.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

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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 9 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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