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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Human Services

93 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,751 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Human Services School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Human ServicesIn 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in human services, making the major the #68 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Human Services ranking looked at 93 colleges that offer a bachelor's in human services. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on human services schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.

Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Human Services Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for human services majors.

Top 10 Best Value Human Services Schools

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University of Phoenix - Arizona earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large city of Phoenix, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our value rankings, UOPX - Arizona also did well on our Best Human Services Schools list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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University of the Cumberlands earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the remote town of Williamsburg, Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cumberlands also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Services Schools ranking.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Cumberlands is 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $8,734. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Cumberlands is about $36,595. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Our rankings recognize Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. On top of its placing in our value rankings, IWU also did well on our Best Human Services Schools list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Oshkosh. On top of its placing in our value rankings, UW Oshkosh also did well on our Best Human Services Schools list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.

It takes the average student at UW Oshkosh about 4.7 years to graduate, and it costs about $19,613 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UW Oshkosh is $92,573. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Grand Canyon University. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Grand Canyon University also is in the top 15% of our Best Human Services Schools ranking.

It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Grand Canyon University to complete their degree, and it costs about $24,159 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $100,985 to get a bachelor’s degree from Grand Canyon University. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Columbia College
Columbia, MO

Columbia College comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average student at Columbia College Missouri graduates in less than 4.4 years, and it costs about $20,499 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $90,196 to get a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College Missouri. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Metropolitan State University. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Metro State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Rasmussen University - Florida earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of Ocala.

When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bellevue University. Bellevue University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Bellevue University is 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $17,110. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Bellevue University is $79,048. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus earned the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population. USF Tampa also claimed a spot on our Best Human Services Schools list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

The average student at USF Tampa graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $22,729. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from USF Tampa be around $96,598. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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Human Services by Region

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One of 4 majors within the Public Administration & Social Service area of study, Human Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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