by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Human Services is the 65th most popular major in the country with 13,238 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 1,361 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 737 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general human services. That schools that top this list have a program in general human services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree general human services students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisher College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general human services degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Post University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region list. Post University is a fairly large school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 85 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cambridge College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region. Cambridge College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Human Services at Cambridge College
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Granite State College is located in Concord, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s general human services degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Human Services at Granite State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Bridgeport. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region list. University of Bridgeport is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Human Services at University of Bridgeport
Southern New Hampshire University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 440 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Fitchburg State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking. Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s general human services degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Anna Maria College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Anna Maria is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Paxton, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Human Services at Anna Maria College
New England College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region list. Henniker, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general human services degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Human Services at New England College
Goodwin College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region list. Goodwin College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 9 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Lesley University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General Human Services at Lesley University
Emmanuel College Massachusetts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Emmanuel College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Franklin Pierce University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking. Franklin Pierce is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rindge, New Hampshire. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Human Services at Franklin Pierce University
Northeastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Northeastern University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s general human services degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, Suffolk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region list. Suffolk University is a medium-sized school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 1 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general human services degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Human Services at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network
American International College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking. Springfield, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general human services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Gordon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Wenham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Rivier University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Nashua, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general human services degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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