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 Mount Wachusett Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in human services, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at MWCC paid an average of $230 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $25 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $600 | $5,520 |
| Fees | $5,068 | $5,068 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at MWCC in Human Services walked away with an average of $7,045 in student debt. That is 65% lower than the national average of $19,971.
The median early career salary of human services students who receive their associate degree from MWCC is $30,771 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $23,718.
Online degrees for the MWCC human services associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MWCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.7% of the human services students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 87.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 27.6% of the human services associate degrees at MWCC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 53%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| 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 | 29 |
*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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