If you pursue a degree in general human services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #65 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 146 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Human Services Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12,541 degrees in general human services during the 2021-2022 academic year.
The general human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Human Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general human services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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Best Schools for General Human Services in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of general human services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in general human services. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 general human services students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Delaware if you want to pursue a degree in general human services. UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 64 general human services students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in general human services. UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.
There were approximately 32 general human services students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in general human services has to check out Northeastern University. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 18 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent data year.
WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 95 general human services students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 42nd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 72 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Quinsigamond Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 29th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 12 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Etown in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 19th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 31 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Century College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 35th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 6 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Anna Maria in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #252 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal State Fullerton is a great university overall.
There were about 276 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were roughly 27 general human services students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent data year.
Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 106 general human services students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.
USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa. A Best Colleges rank of #229 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USF Tampa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 119 general human services students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent year we have data available.
UO is a very large public university located in the city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were approximately 91 general human services students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.
Delaware Tech is a large public college located in the small city of Dover. This college ranks 2nd out of 4 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were about 124 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Delaware Tech in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 847 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.
There were roughly 102 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.
UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #113 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 120 general human services students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Cumberlands is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Williamsburg. This university ranks 4th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 132 general human services students who graduated with this degree at Cumberlands in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 72 general human services students who graduated with this degree at UW Oshkosh in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best General Human Services Schools
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Human Services Schools award.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The general human services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Human Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general human services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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