by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Human Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Services is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at California State University - Monterey Bay. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in human services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. CSUMB was ranked #26 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for human services majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in California.
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The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,401 | $1,401 |
| Books and Supplies | $3,372 | $3,372 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,895 | $10,895 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,771 | $2,771 |
Learn more about CSUMB tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Human Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at CSUMB took out an average of $16,500 in student loans. That is 47% lower than the national average of $31,203.
The median early career salary of human services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from CSUMB is $35,950 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $30,682.
CSUMB does not offer an online option for its human services bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUMB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.3% of the human services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 83.9% of the human services bachelor’s degrees at CSUMB in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 143 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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