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2023 Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Human Services Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 26 degrees and certificates were awarded to human services students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #157 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Human Services Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Springfield to be the most popular school for human services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public school with a small student population.

Full Human Services at University of Illinois at Springfield Report

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, National Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, NLU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the human services majors at the school.

Read full report on Human Services at National Louis University

#2

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Human Services at Concordia University, Chicago Report

#4

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Roosevelt University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in Illinois. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 67% of the students majoring in human services at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Human Services at Roosevelt University

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 19
Indiana 206
Wisconsin 7

Human Services is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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