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 Fitchburg State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in human services, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Fitchburg State is in the top 10% of the country for human services. More specifically it was ranked #13 out of 176 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Fitchburg State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Fitchburg State was $694 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $440 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $970 | $7,050 |
| Fees | $9,595 | $9,595 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,490 | $11,490 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,100 | $2,100 |
Learn more about Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 13% lower than the national average of $31,203.
human services who receive their bachelor’s degree from Fitchburg State make an average of $37,856 a year during the early days of their career. That is 23% higher than the national average of $30,682.
Online degrees for the Fitchburg State human services bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Fitchburg State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 94.7% of the human services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in human services at Fitchburg State in 2019-2020, 31.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 38 |
*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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