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 University of Delaware. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for human services majors, UD came in at #4. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Delaware.
Here are some of the other rankings for UD.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UD paid an average of $1,423 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $530 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,730 | $34,160 |
| Fees | $1,930 | $1,930 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,472 | $13,472 |
| 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 UD took out an average of $24,786 in student loans. That is 21% lower than the national average of $31,203.
The median early career salary of human services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UD is $34,704 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $30,682.
Online degrees for the UD 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 UD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 91.7% 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%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.8% of the human services bachelor’s degrees at UD in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 75 |
| International Students | 2 |
| 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 | 96 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Policy | 37 |
*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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