2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Human Services is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 12,645 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,095 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general human services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 149 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
Purdue University Global did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University Global are $10,674, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Human Services at Purdue University Global
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s general human services students in 2019-2020.
Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Winona State are $12,378.
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #3 spot on the list. USD is a medium-sized school located in Vermillion, South Dakota that handed out 39 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
USD also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Dakota are $12,637, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Human Services at University of South Dakota
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s. Walden University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 251 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
Walden University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bellevue, Nebraska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general human services degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Bellevue University also made our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about General Human Services at Bellevue University
With a ranking of #6, Post University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Waterbury, Connecticut, this fairly large private for-profit school awarded 32 degrees to qualified masters’s general human services students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general human services students list, Post University has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Post University are $7,700, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, East Central University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s general human services degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general human services students list, ECU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $11,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Southeastern University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 16 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree general human services students list, SEU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern University are $13,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Human Services at Southeastern University
Capella University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 39 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 25 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
Concordia University, Saint Paul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $8,550.
Full Concordia University, Saint Paul General Human Services Report
Wilmington University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 68 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
Wilmington University also made our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #23. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Human Services at Wilmington University
University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking. 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 #9 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh are $18,744, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on General Human Services at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Lincoln University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Lincoln University, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general human services degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lincoln, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lincoln are $18,942.
Mercer University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking. Mercer is a private not-for-profit institution located in Macon, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Mercer not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264.
Chestnut Hill College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s general human services students in 2019-2020.
CHC also made our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chestnut Hill College are $17,625, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Saint Leo University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Saint Leo, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 57 degrees to qualified masters’s general human services students in 2019-2020.
St. Leo University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Leo University are $14,568, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on General Human Services at Saint Leo University
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 12 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.
With a ranking of #19, University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. University of Illinois at Springfield is a small public school situated in Springfield, Illinois. It awarded 22 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
UIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Springfield are $16,757.
Read more about General Human Services at University of Illinois at Springfield
Concordia University, Chicago ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.
Read full report on General Human Services at Concordia University, Chicago
Webster University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 17 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
Webster also took the #24 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Webster University are $13,500.
Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Hickory, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Lenoir - Rhyne University General Human Services Report
With a ranking of #23, National Louis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s general human services degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at NLU are $12,096, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of North Georgia came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking. UNG is a fairly large public school situated in Dahlonega, Georgia. It awarded 4 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
UNG did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354.
East Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Johnson City, Tennessee, and it awarded 13 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.
ETSU also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679.
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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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