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

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$40,488 Avg Salary

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.

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 the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the human services master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Leo University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for human services students working on their master’s degree. St. Leo University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Leo.

Women make up 88% of the human services majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular human services schools in the Southeast Region . USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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#2

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern University is a great place for human services students working on their master’s degree. SEU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lakeland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Tennessee State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a large student population.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mississippi Valley State University is a great place for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in human services at Mississippi Valley State University, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in human services at Lenoir - Rhyne University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

Mercer University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for human services students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in human services at Mercer, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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University of North Georgia landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree human services programs. UNG is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Dahlonega.

Of the 7 students majoring in human services at UNG, 29% are male and 71% are female.

Full Human Services at University of North Georgia Report

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

With a ranking of #9, Liberty University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Bryan College - Dayton

Dayton, TN

Bryan College - Dayton ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Dayton, William Jennings Bryan College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 11 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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