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2023 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

The Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for human services majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University Global to be the most popular school for human services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the human services majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Human Services at University of Illinois at Springfield

#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Cleveland State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in human services at Cleveland State University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Read full report on Human Services at Cleveland State University

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small 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

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Antioch University - Midwest landed the # 4 spot on the list. Antioch University McGregor is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Yellow Springs.

Full Human Services at Antioch University - Midwest Report

National Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in human services at NLU, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Read full report on Human Services at National Louis University

#6

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

Concordia University, Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Human Services at Concordia University, Chicago Report

#8

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 67% of the human services majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Services at Roosevelt University

Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services colleges 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 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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