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2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,294 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 132 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services in the Southeast Region

#1

Southeastern University

Lakeland, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Lakeland, Florida, and it awarded 16 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

SEU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SEU are $13,515, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SEU General Human Services Report

#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Mercer is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 8 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264.

Full Mercer General Human Services Report

#3

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Leo University landed the #3 spot on the list. Saint Leo University is a medium-sized school located in Saint Leo, Florida that handed out 57 masters’s general human services degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Leo University also made our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Leo University are $14,568, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Human Services at Saint Leo University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also made our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. 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.

Read full report on General Human Services at USF Tampa

#5

Lenoir - Rhyne University

Hickory, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lenoir - Rhyne University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lenoir - Rhyne University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. 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

#6

East Tennessee State University

Johnson City, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, East Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Human Services Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Johnson City, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s general human services students in 2019-2020.

ETSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Human Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Tennessee State University are $25,679, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Human Services at East Tennessee State 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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