2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate

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In 2019-2020, 12,645 people earned their degree in general human services, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general human services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general human services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general human services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services

#1

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Walden University landed the #1 spot on the list. Walden University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Walden University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Human Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Human Services at Walden University

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #2 spot on the list. Capella University is a large private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 10 doctorate’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Human Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

Read more about General Human Services at Capella University

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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