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 Metropolitan State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in human services, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for human services majors, Metro State came in at #7. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Minnesota.
Here are some of the other rankings for Metro State.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Metro State was $485 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $238 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,136 | $14,560 |
| Fees | $1,113 | $1,113 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about Metro State tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Human Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at Metro State took out an average of $37,500 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $31,203.
The median early career salary of human services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Metro State is $38,694 per year. That is 26% higher than the national average of $30,682.
Online degrees for the Metro 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 Metro State Online Learning page.
About 87.5% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in human services in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 86.6%.
Around 70.5% of human services bachelor’s degree recipients at Metro State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 21 |
| Black or African American | 32 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 88 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58 |
*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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