2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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 an Associate in the Southwest Region” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,585 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 66 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general human services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general human services programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree general human services students.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Human Services in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$12,944 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a large private for-profit school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 39 associates’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree general human services students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for southwest region associate degree general human services students.

Read more about General Human Services at University of Phoenix - Arizona

#2

Wayland Baptist University

Plainview, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$25,152 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayland Baptist University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Wayland Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Plainview, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayland Baptist University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayland Baptist University is $25,152 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Human Services students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about General Human Services at Wayland Baptist University

#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$12,411 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Western New Mexico University is a small school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 3 associates’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Western New Mexico University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,411 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Human Services students per year to attend Western New Mexico University.

Read full report on General Human Services at Western New Mexico University

#4

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Waxahachie, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$24,982 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Waxahachie, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s general human services degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern Assemblies of God University also made our “Best General Human Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University is $24,982 for Southwest Region Associate Degree General Human Services students.

Read more about General Human Services at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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