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 Gordon State College. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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. The bachelor's program at Gordon was ranked #118 on College Factual's Best Schools for human services list. It is also ranked #5 in Georgia.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Gordon was $395 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $107 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,563 | $9,469 |
| Fees | $1,226 | $1,226 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,340 | $1,340 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,167 | $9,167 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,026 | $3,026 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Human Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at Gordon took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $31,203.
The median early career salary of human services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Gordon is $29,064 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $30,682.
Online degrees for the Gordon 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 Gordon Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.3% of the human services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.6%.
Around 58.7% of human services bachelor’s degree recipients at Gordon in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 46 |
*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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