2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 1,652 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 2 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 a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree general human services students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services in the Plains States Region

#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 in the Plains States Region 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 in the Plains States Region” 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Human Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” 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.

Full Capella University General Human Services Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services

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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