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 Northeastern 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, diversity of students, 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. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, Northeastern is the best school in the United States for human services majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
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Part-time undergraduates at Northeastern paid an average of $1,638 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,360 | $54,360 |
| Fees | $1,092 | $1,092 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,480 | $17,480 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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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 Northeastern 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 Northeastern make an average of $39,909 a year during the early days of their career. That is 30% higher than the national average of $30,682.
Online degrees for the Northeastern 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 Northeastern Online Learning page.
About 86.7% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in human services at Northeastern in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 15 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Public Administration | 2 |
*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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