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2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
221 Degrees Awarded
$16,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Human Services is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 12,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 974 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 221 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general human services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general human services programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general human services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #1 spot on the list. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 8 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Oshkosh also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Oshkosh are $18,744, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Human Services at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Springfield. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UIS is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 22 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

UIS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

National Louis University

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend National Louis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. NLU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at National Louis University are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Human Services at NLU

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

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#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Concordia University, Chicago is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 10 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago also made our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Human Services at Concordia University, Chicago

#6

Roosevelt University

Chicago, Illinois

Roosevelt University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s general human services students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree general human services students with aid list, Roosevelt has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Roosevelt are $21,605.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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