2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 13,238 people earned their degree in general human services, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 1,746 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 141 general human services graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,974 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general human services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general human services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California”.

Top 4 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services in California

1

Touro University Worldwide
Los Alamitos, California

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Touro University Worldwide landed the #1 spot on the list. Touro University Worldwide is located in Los Alamitos, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s general human services degrees to qualified students.

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.

Read more about General Human Services at Touro University Worldwide

2

School Removed

3

University of San Diego
San Diego, California

#25 overall quality in California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Diego. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California list. University of San Diego is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 16 masters’s general human services degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Full University of San Diego General Human Services Report

4

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

#20 overall quality in California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on General Human Services Major in California list. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s general human services students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full USFCA General Human Services Report

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Human Services in the Far Western US Region
• Most Focused Master’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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.