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2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region

13 Colleges
$30,061 Avg Salary
$31,202 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

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

#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. St. Leo University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Leo.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

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#2

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. SEU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lakeland.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the remote town of Itta Bena, Mississippi Valley State University is a public college with a small student population.

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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 Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Lenoir - Rhyne University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students. Located in the small city of Hickory, Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Mercer University

Macon, GA

With a ranking of #7, Mercer University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for human services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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American Public University System ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Human Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Carlos Albizu University - Miami 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. Carlos Albizu University - Miami is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Miami.

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Best Human Services Colleges by State

Explore the best human services colleges 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 13 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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